Manipur unrest top developments: Internet services suspended for 5 days, police use tear gas as protest continues | India News
NEW DELHI: In the wake of violence and protests in Manipur, internet and broadband services have been suspended on Tuesday across the state for five days, until September 15. Indefinite curfew has also been imposed in several parts of Manipur.
Security forces have deployed tear gas to disperse students protesting in the Imphal Valley, who are calling for the restoration of peace in the conflict-ridden area.The tear gas shelling comes amid a new wave of violence and demonstrations in Imphal.
Here are the top developments:
Security forces have deployed tear gas to disperse students protesting in the Imphal Valley, who are calling for the restoration of peace in the conflict-ridden area.The tear gas shelling comes amid a new wave of violence and demonstrations in Imphal.
Here are the top developments:
- Earlier in the day, a curfew was imposed in Manipur’s
Imphal East , Imphal West, andThoubal districts due to escalating law and order concerns.
- The district magistrate of Imphal East, in an order dated September 10, revoked a previously granted curfew relaxation and enforced a total curfew starting from 11:00 AM.
- Essential services, including
healthcare , power, municipal staff, media personnel, and court functions, are exempted from the curfew.
- The curfew in Imphal districts followed student plans to intensify protests, demanding the removal of the DGP and security advisor for their alleged failure to manage the law and order situation.
- Similarly, the Thoubal district magistrate, Ahanthem Subhash Singh, issued prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, in response to potential disruptions from a rally organized by the “All Thoubal Apunba Student” on September 9.
- The order restricts gatherings and bans the carrying of firearms and weapons, with penalties for violators.
