evidence: On May 3, an FIR was filed recording the initial trigger of the violence between the two communities. According to the FIR filed by the authorities: "A huge [number] of Kuki and Meitei youths numbering about 1,500 clashed among each other and vandalised and burned down many houses of both communities at Torbung Bangla. In that, many houses numbering about 300 houses and some private vehicles were also burnt down by the rioters. The police personnel fire[d] some rounds of tear gas smoke bombs and other ammunition to disperse the mob." [...] Multiple FIRs were nearly identical or similar. For instance, on May 10, 76 FIRs filed in the Sagolmang police station in Imphal East District included a similar complaint: "Some unknown persons holding arms and deadly weapons numbering about 1,000 suspected to be Kuki Community from different villages entered at [name of place] and damaged the properties as well as burnt the house." The only differences in the reports were the place names and the lists of damaged items. [...] "If a village with 40 households was burnt, there would be 40 complaints," a second police officer said on the condition of anonymity. According to him, the "identical" cases were all combined to help the inquiry being led by a special investigative team.