The Manipur government on Wednesday withdrawn the daily curfew relaxation from 5 AM to 10 PM in Imphal East and West districts with immediate effect due to developing law and order situation. However, the movement of persons belonging to essential services such as Health will be exempted from the imposition of a curfew.

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"However, movement of persons belonging to essential services such as Health, PHED, Municipal Officials/Staff, Power, petrol pumps, functioning of Courts, to and fro movement of flight passengers and Media personnel shall be exempted from the imposition of curfew," official order stated.

The decision was taken in response to the attempts made by the group of people to gherao the 1st Manipur Rifles complex in the Imphal West area, which is adjacent to Raj Bhavan and the Chief Minister's Office, demanding weapons. Security forces fired several rounds in the air to disperse the mob, officials said, news agency PTI reported.

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(With Inputs From Agencies)


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