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Manipur Violence News LIVE: Hill areas of Manipur were again placed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA which has been extended for six months, barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighboring Assam. Mobile internet services were suspended for five days in Manipur. The curbs will remain effective in the state till 7.45 pm on 1 October 2023.
Thousands of students in Imphal took to the streets on 26 September. A large number of students gathered and staged a demonstration in Imphal seeking justice for the two Meitei students, who went missing on 6 July – during the peak of ethnic violence in the state.
This came after several photos of the deceased bodies of two missing Meitei teenagers appeared on the internet who were allegedly killed by suspected Kuki militants. In the images, one shows the two students’ dead bodies, while the other one shows them sitting in fear with two armed men in the background.
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Manipur Violence News: CRPF to give security cover to CBI teams in violence-hit state
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be providing security to the team of Central Bureau of Investigation which is visiting the violence hit areas in Manipur.
“Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been given charge of security of CBI teams visiting various locations in Manipur for investigation purposes and collection of evidence,” a senior official told ANI.
Manipur Violence News: Protests continue over killing of youths; AFSPA extended as Shah dials CM
Violent protests continued to rock Manipur’s capital for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured Chief Minister N Biren Singh of quick action in dealing with the culprits responsible for kidnapping and killing two youths.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighboring Assam.
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