Prohibitory orders imposed in Manipur’s Churachandpur after Monday’s clash | Latest News India
GUWAHATI: Authorities in Manipur’s Churachandpur district reimposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the criminal procedure code and shut down mobile internet after nearly 30 people were injured in clashes between two groups on Monday, officials said. People from Manipur stage a protest against the ongoing ethnic violence in the state in New Delhi (PTI File) The bar on mobile internet, initially notified for five days, was lifted on Tuesday, said Churachandpur superintendent of police Karthik Malladi. IPL 2024 Auction is here! Catch all the updates LIVE on HT. Join Now Churachandpur deputy commissioner (DC) Dharun Kumar S imposed the prohibitory orders for a period of two months beginning December 18 will continue. Kumar issued the order following police reports about “clashes between two groups of individuals and sporadic violence”. The clashes took place ahead of mass burial of 87 Kuki-Zomi victims of the ongoing ethnic clashes between Meiteis and Kuki-Zomi tribes scheduled to be held in Churachandpur on Wednesday. The bodies, lying in two morgues of Imphal for months, were airlifted to Churachandpur and …