- By Abhirupa Kundu
- Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:43 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Manipur has been boiling in violence for months since ethnic clashes struck the northeastern state on May 3 this year. Apprehending more riots, the ban on mobile internet services has been extended for another five days till October 16, officials said. Commissioner, Home, T Ranjit Singh said in his order: "There is apprehension that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions for the law and order situation in the state of Manipur."
Here Are The Top Developments On the Violence-Hit State:
-The Manipur government had on September 26, two days after the ban was lifted after 143 days, once again suspended mobile internet data services for five days and then extended it for five day spells.
-Manipur witnessed massive students' protests in the last week of September to protest the killings of 17-year-old girl student Hijam Linthoingambi and 20-year-old Phijam Hemjit, who hailed from Bishnupur district and had gone missing on July 6 during the height of ethnic violence. The pictures of the two murdered students were circulated widely on the internet and sparked widespread rage in the state.
-A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Seiminlun Gangte to 30 days judicial custody in connection with the case of transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh-based terror outfits to wage war against India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in Manipur.
-Amid the five-month long ethnic strife in Manipur, approximately 70,000 men, women and children belonging to Meitei, Kuki-Zo, and other communities have been displaced and are now sheltered in 350 camps set up in schools, government buildings, and auditoriums in Manipur while several thousand sought refuge in the neighbouring states including Mizoram.
-A video showing aman's body on fire in India's restive Manipur prompted calls for justice from a minority tribal group in the northeastern state, which remains on edge more than five months after bloody ethnic clashes killed at least 180 people. State authorities said they had ordered an investigation by the federal police into the incident suspected to have taken place on May 4.
