Imphal: Thousands of people demanding permanent peace in strife-torn Manipur clashed with the police after they were prevented from marching towards the chief minister’s residence in Imphal.
According to Kashmir24, the agitators, under the aegis of Meitei organisations, took out four different rallies which were stopped ahead of the CM’s bungalow in Babupara area.
Additional security forces were deployed and barricades were put up on all routes leading to the CM’s residence, officials said. At Khurai Lamlong in Imphal East district, security forces fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse protesters after they attempted to break through police barricades, they said.
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