Protests and rallies continued across Manipur districts over the Tronglaobi attack, with curfew relaxed and internet suspended.
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DIMAPUR — Protests and rallies continued at multiple locations during the curfew relaxation hours in Manipur’s five districts, while torch rallies were staged on Sunday evening defying the curfew.
The protests were held against the bomb attack allegedly carried out by suspected Kuki militants at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on April 7 that claimed the lives of two innocent children, a 5-year old boy and his newborn sister, and killing of three more civilians by CRPF in the follow up public protest.
Since then, protests erupted in the state, with demonstrators condemning the incident and demanding justice for the Tronglaobi incidents.
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In Imphal, a protest rally held under the aegis of Uripok Apunba Lup and Uripok Nupi Apunba Lup called for justice for the victims and raised demands for action against those responsible for the attack.
The rally started from Lamboi Khongnangkhong (along Imphal-Kangchup road) to the Bir Tikendrajit flyover at Uripok.
Similar protest rallies were also reported from other areas including Lilong in Thoubal district.
The rally at Lilong was organised by local bodies including the Urup Arapti Development Coordinating Committee and Meira Paibi (womenfolk) groups.
At Khurai in Imphal East district and Nagamapal Kangjabi in Imphal West district, local womenfolk staged protests demanding justice for the Tronglaobi incidents.
At Nongada, along the Imphal–Ukhrul road in Lamlai assembly constituency under Imphal East district, residents staged a road blockade, disrupting vehicular movement.
Later, the road blockade agitation was relaxed after the release of a local leader from police custody.
Sit-in demonstrations were also held in several other localities.
Earlier in the morning, people came out in large numbers to buy essentials from the markets during the curfew relaxation hours.
On Sunday, the curfew imposed across the state’s five districts, Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching and Thoubal, was relaxed for ten hours from 5 am to 3 pm.
The Manipur government on Sunday extended “the temporary suspension of mobile internet and data services, including VPN access, in territorial jurisdiction of five districts” of the state again for two more days with effect from 2 pm of April 12 amid the prevailing law and order situation.
Amid this, the state authorities announced a relaxation of curfew for 12 hours across five districts, Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching and Thoubal, from 5 am to 5 pm on April 13.
The respective district administrations issued separate orders in this regard on Sunday.
The state authorities enforced the curfew after violent protests broke out across multiple locations on April 7, following an explosion in Tronglaobi village that claimed the lives of two infants.
The move was initiated as part of measures to contain the situation.
Similarly, internet services were also suspended in the five districts mentioned above since then.