During a football match in Kangpokpi district of Manipur, something that has surprised everyone. Actually, a video is becoming very fast on social media. In this video, some players are seen playing football with Assault Rifle in their hands. In the video, about a dozen people are seen in the football kit, but everyone is surprised to see the automatic assault rifles in their hands. Let me tell you, the situation in Manipur is very bad for a long time and efforts to restore peace in the state are still going on.

Football match played with a rifle in his hands

The video of these players playing football in the field with weapons has stirred up social media. These are not an ordinary weapon, but these players seen in the video have AK-47 and America's M Series Assault Rifles. This video was first seen on the page of social media influencer in Kangpokpi district of Manipur. Red ribbons are also tied on the tube of these guns.

A video showing men armed with assault rifles open 'Playing' Football in Manipur's kangpokpi district has gone viral.

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According to the event poster shown in the video, the football match started on January 20. At the same time, the name of the place is also visible in the poster. This place is Nohjong Kipgen Memorial Playground, which is located in Gamnomfi village. This place is about 30 km from Rajdhani Imphal. This incident has raised questions over the increasing presence of weapons amidst ethnic conflict. However, the social media influencer, who posted this video, has now removed this video from its account and shared a new video in which gunmen are not seen.

Maitai community raised demand for investigation

Let me tell you, at the end of the video, armed people are seen dancing. A special red color logo appears on their helmets and shoulders, which is often the hallmark of Kuki National Front-Pilitants. In such a situation, after the video went viral, an organization of the Maitai community demanded the government to investigate the matter on social media.