NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – Many people, including a senior police official, were injured, after a protest rally turned violent and attacked the superintendent of police’s office, in the north-eastern state of Manipur, officials said yesterday.
The violence broke out in Kangpokpi district, about 44 km north of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur.
Authorities deployed additional police force in the district, to contain the situation.
Many protesters, who sustained injuries during the clashes, were also admitted to hospital.
Manipur has been on edge since May 3, 2023, when large-scale violence broke out in the state, during a tribal protest over the inclusion of the non-tribal Meitei community, for a scheduled tribe status – designated for disadvantaged socio-economic groups, which gives them reservations in education and government jobs.– NNN-PTI
