Police arrested 23 people in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Sunday for looting and setting fire to the homes of MPs and ministers, while hundreds demonstrated against a recent spate of violent killings against the curfew.

The violence, which marked the second day of unrest in the region, led to tense tensions in the state capital Imphal.

“The situation is relatively calm but unpredictable today,” a senior state police official told Reuters, adding that the situation was being closely monitored.

The arrests follow Saturday’s violence, which police said included the “looting and arson” of the homes of several state lawmakers and ministers.

The statement said, “The police used tear gas bombs to disperse the crowd. 8 people were injured in the process.” In addition to the statement, it was stated that additional security forces were also deployed.

An indefinite curfew was imposed and internet and mobile services suspended on Saturday after protesters tried to attack the residences of several MPs, including state Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Protesters are demanding accountability for deadly violence that claimed the lives of at least two women and two children in the latest incident.

Since May 2023, intercommunal conflicts between the Meitei and Kuki communities have resulted in the deaths of at least 250 people and the displacement of 60,000 people.

Early Sunday, the body of a woman believed to be a member of a missing Meitei family was found in the river; On Friday, three more bodies, including two children, were found.

A district administration official in Jiribam told Reuters that identification efforts were ongoing but that they were likely linked to the missing family.

The body of a Kuki man was also found in the area on Sunday, but authorities are yet to confirm the cause of death but say it “may be violence-related.”

Tensions flared last week when a 31-year-old woman from the Kuki tribal community was burned alive. Kuki groups blamed Meitei militants for the action.

Manipur is divided into two ethnic regions: the Meitei-controlled valley and the Kuki-dominated hills, separated by no-man’s land monitored by federal forces.