Manipur: Protesters shot dead as mob storms CRPF camp after two children killed in bomb attack

Two protesters were shot dead after a mob allegedly stormed a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Manipur’s Bishnupur on Tuesday, a police official told Scroll.

The incident followed an attack earlier in the day in the district in which two children were killed by suspected Kuki militants, PTI reported.

The mother of the children, who were five months old and five years old, was injured in the incident at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai, said the state’s home minister.

The attack took place at about 1 am when a bomb thrown by the suspected militants fell on a house, PTI reported. The three were asleep at the time of the explosion.

As tensions escalated through the day, a mob stormed a CRPF camp, attempted to snatch weapons and set fire to a few vehicles, the police official told Scroll.

CRPF personnel then opened fire, killing two protesters and injuring several others, reported The Northeast Post.

In response to the violence, the Manipur administration suspended internet services, including mobile data, in five districts – Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur – for three days

“There exists apprehension that some anti-social elements might use social media for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the public which might have serious repercussions on the law and order situation...

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