Meitei Pangals
On 6 June 1660, Shuja fled from Dacca (Dhaka), initially intent on travelling, via Chittagong to Arakan (Rakhine).
[9][10] Arakan, capital of the Mrauk U Kingdom, was the destination, because Sanda Sudamma (Thudamma) had reportedly promised to provide ships to take Shuja and his entourage to Mecca for haj (pilgrimage).
Shuja prayed the Eid prayer at a place called Edgoung (meaning eidgah) in Dulahazra.
The part crossed the Naf River, half a mile north of Maungdaw, which is sometimes still known as "Shuja Village".
The final leg was a sea voyage to Arakan where Shuja was received by an envoy of king Sanda Sudamma and escorted to quarters provided for him.
In retaliation, Zainul Abidin and another brother led a Mughal attack on Sudama and almost succeeded in setting fire to the royal palace.
The surviving members of Shaju's party, helped reportedly by Mughals and Pathans resident at Arakan,[12] travelled north with Portuguese mariners, at a high cost in gold and jewels.
The Hindu kings of Tripura and Manipur were more agreeable hosts – probably because they did not like the expansionist policy of Aurangzeb – and played a crucial role in concealing Shuja's whereabouts.
[13] Aware that Aurangzeb’s scouts and spies were searching for the former Shah,[14] the Tripura officials spread misinformation that Shuja had died at Arakan, or was travelling to Mecca, among other stories.
[15] Mir Jumla II learned of the situation and sent three men to Manipur in late December, to detain and retrieve Shuja's family.
Despite the Pangals having a long history in the area, sharing many cultural traits with their non-Muslim neighbors, and generally living in peace as a minority; they have recently faced episodes of discrimination, marginalization, and Islamophobia from the Manipur government, some politicians and other Manipuris.
Mobs killed and assaulted Pangal men and women and destroyed Pangal-owned commercial establishments.
He was lynched for allegedly stealing a scooter but there has been alternative reports that Khan was wrongfully framed for the theft.
A narrative that was spread during the creation of the bill was that Pangals gave asylum to the Rohingyas and placed blame on them for the perceived offense.
[21] The Pangals generally receive a disproportionately low amount of aid from the government compared to the Meiteis and other native groups in the area.
The implementation of the KGBV program was established among the Naga and Kukis but not in areas with sizable Pangal populations.
[22] There was a 2018 incident in where the Manipuri government forced 400 Pangals to leave their residences, alleging that the locals lived in forest reserves and paddy rice areas.
