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Thee protesters are it looks asking the officers to reinstate the head constable, Siamlalpaul, who took the selfie in a bunker of ‘armed miscreants’
As a minimal two of us reportedly died throughout clashes between safety forces and a entire bunch of of us in Manipur, a recount in northeast India. The incident came about on Thursday (Feb 15) in Churachandpur district, which is dominated by Kuki-Zo tribes.
Of us in critical numbers took to the streets to squawk towards the suspension of a head constable after his selfie with “armed miscreants” went viral.
The Manipur Police posted on social media platform X: “Mob numbering approx. 300–400 tried to storm the build of job of SP CCP currently, pelting stones, etc. The SF [security forces] along side the RAF [Rapid Action Force], is responding accurately by firing bound gas shells to control the misfortune. Things are beneath seek…”
As per the police, the protesters are it looks asking the officers to reinstate the head constable, Siamlalpaul, who took the selfie in a bunker of “armed miscreants” and “village defence volunteers” on a hilltop.
The suspension show by the Churachandpur Superintendent of Police, Shivanand Surve acknowledged, “A departmental inquiry is being contemplated towards Siamlalpaul of Churachandpur district police, as a clip has long gone viral on social media exhibiting him making a video with armed men on February 14.”
Mob attacks police coaching college
India-basically based fully news agency PTI reported that a critical different of “village volunteers” allegedly tried to barge into the Manipur Police Coaching College at Pangei in Imphal East district on Tuesday night time. The coaching college has a mountainous stock of firearms and one particular person turn out to be killed as safety personnel opened hearth to control the crowd. He turn out to be identified as 24-year-extinct Okram Sanaton.
In line with the news agency, the volunteers had previously talked about on social media that they required extra weapons to repel invaders throughout the shootout on the Khamenlok ridge.
Manipur violence
Last year in Would perhaps per chance, violent clashes broke out in Manipur after a ‘Tribal Cohesion March’ turn out to be organised in the hill districts aimed at protesting the Meitei neighborhood’s question of for Scheduled Tribe (ST) station. As per professional info, nearly 200 of us own misplaced their lives and a entire bunch were injured.
In a single other incident, some armed miscreants stole firearms from the fifth Indian Reserve Battalion at Thengu Chingjin in Imphal East.
Meiteis yarn for approximately 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and are residing mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals – Nagas and Kukis – constitute limited over 40 per cent and dwell in the hill districts.
(With inputs from agencies)
