Manipur: Prohibitory orders imposed in three districts as violence escalates
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The Manipur government has imposed prohibitory orders in the Imphal East, Imphal West and Thoubal districts amid escalating violence and protests in the state.
The Imphal East district magistrate’s order on Tuesday read: “Due to the developing law and order situation in the district, earlier orders of curfew relaxation stand cancelled with immediate effect from 11 am of September 10.”
A “total curfew” was being imposed in the district with immediate effect until further orders, it said.
A similar order was issued by the district magistrate in Imphal West.
It added: “Restriction on the movement of people outside their respective residences was lifted from September 1 last year.” This has been reinstated.
The order exempted essential services, including media, electricity, court and health, from the purview of the curfew.
In Thoubal, prohibitory orders under Section 163(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita had been imposed on Sunday. The order prevented the assembly of five or more persons.
Section 163(2) deals with the powers to issue orders in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
Manipur has been gripped by ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 2023. At least 237 persons have died and more than 59,000 persons displaced since the beginning of the clashes.
On Monday, thousands of students protested in front of the Manipur Secretariat and Raj Bhavan...
