Manipur govt seeks withdrawal of AFSPA amid escalating violence
Imphal: The Manipur government has urged the Centre to review and revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), a contentious law granting extensive powers to security forces, recently reinstated in six police station jurisdictions of the state, media reports said.
Imphal: A curfew was imposed in Manipur’s Imphal West and Imphal East districts and internet services were suspended in seven districts, following fresh protests over the killing of six people whose bodies were found in Jiribam, media reports said.
Manipur violence: Army jawan injured in firing, houses burnt in fresh attack
Imphal/UNI: An army jawan was injured and several houses were burnt at Imphal West in a renewed attack by armed persons in Manipur.