Situation worsens again in Manipur amid student protest, internet shutdown for five days; Curfew

Every day incidents of violence come to light in Manipur. Several leaders of Manipur have been attacked in the last few days. The attacks included a rocket attack on a leader's house in Vishnupur. Following this attack, many students in the state started protesting. Seeing the movement intensifying, the Manipur government suspended internet services in the state for five days. A curfew has also been imposed in some districts. The DM of Imphal East and Imphal West said that the previous relaxation order in curfew between 5 am to 10 pm has been withdrawn. A complete curfew has been imposed in both districts with immediate effect until further notice. The decision has been taken to curb the use of social media to spread images, hate speech and hate videos, the state home department said in a notification. It also said that internet and mobile data services including leased line, VSAT, broadband and VPN services will be suspended for five days from September 10 at 3 pm to September 15 within the jurisdiction of Manipur state. Tear gas shells fired: Security forces fired tear gas shells on Tuesday as students and women clashed with protesters, officials said. The protesters tried to march towards the Raj Bhavan demanding the removal of the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Security Adviser to the Manipur government. Seeing the crowd moving forward, Pulil tried to stop the protesters by putting up barricades, but when the crowd did not stop, the security forces fired teargas shells. Why the demand to sack the DGP after condemning the recent drone strike by terrorists? People are angry with the authorities for not arresting those involved in the incident. They raised slogans calling for the sacking of the state director general of police for failing to prevent drone strikes. Chief Minister N. Brain Singh on Sunday about the attacks in Manipur Governor L. He met Acharya. At the same time, a meeting of its MLAs and ministers was called at the headquarters to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state. 25 MLAs participated in it. Issues related to armed unruly elements were discussed in the meeting. More than 200 people were killed in violence between the Kuki and Meide communities in Manipur that began in May last year. And thousands of people have lost their homes.