Agency :
A curfew was imposed in the Imphal West and Imphal East districts of Manipur this morning, with internet services suspended in seven districts following a surge in protests triggered by the discovery of six bodies in Jiribam. The victims, including three women and three children, were allegedly abducted and killed by militants, further intensifying the unrest in the violence-hit northeastern state, reports UNB.
The internet shutdown, spanning Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi, and Churachandpur, is part of measures to quell the situation. Protests in Imphal Valley have led to large-scale violence, with mobs attacking the residences of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Demonstrators vandalized the property of MLA Sapam Nishikant Singh and set fire to furniture.