Violence in Manipur
The stir in Manipur shows no signs of stopping. On Saturday, protesters entered the residences of two ministers and three MLAs in Imphal. These people were demanding justice in connection with the death of three people in Jiribam district. The Imphal West (district) administration had to impose indefinite prohibitory orders in the district after the mob broke into the houses of the MLAs. Imphal West District Magistrate T Kiran Kumar issued an order and imposed curfew at 4:30 pm on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has given clear instructions to the security forces deployed in Manipur to adopt a strict attitude against miscreants.
A senior official said the mob entered Health and Family Welfare Minister Sapam Ranjan’s residence in Lamphel Sanakethal area. “Sapam assured us that the issues related to the death of the three people will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting and if the government does not respect the public sentiments, the minister will take action,” David, a representative of the Public Safety Authority, told reporters. Development of Lamphel Sanakithel. resignation.
Call to arrest criminals within 24 hours
Another senior official said the protesters also entered the house of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister L Susindro Singh. The protesters gathered outside the residence of BJP MLA RK Imo in Sagolband area of Imphal West district and raised slogans. Imo is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The protesters demanded that the government take appropriate action over the deaths of the three people and appealed to the authorities to “arrest the culprits within 24 hours.”
The newspaper’s office was also attacked
Protesters on Tiddim Road reached independent Keshamthong MLA Sapam Nishikant Singh’s residence, but when they were told that the MLA was not in the state, they attacked the office building of a local newspaper owned by him, a senior official said. . He said three bodies were recovered near the confluence of Jiri and Barak rivers on the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night. These three bodies are suspected to be those of three of the six people missing in Jiribam district. The bodies of a woman and two children were found about 16 kilometers from Borobekara in Jiribam district. Six people went missing from a place near Borobekara on Monday. (PTI input-language)
