Imphal: The partial relaxation in an
indefinite curfew, imposed here following protests over the
killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter, was withdrawn on Tuesday after agitators tried to defy the restrictions.
The indefinite curfew was reimposed from 09:00 AM and
security beefed up around Raj Bhawan and the Chief Minister`s
office complex after agitators made an attempt to submit a
memorandum to Governor Gurbachan Jagat, violating the curfew
restrictions, official sources said.
The eight-day-old curfew was relaxed for four hours
over the weekend.
The sources said security forces were deployed at all
entry points to Imphal and anyone entering the capital area
was subjected to thorough checking.
Police mobile parties were patrolling at different
parts of the city asking the people to remain indoors.
The curfew was imposed after several organisations led
by major outfit Apunba Lup began agitation protesting the
killing of one Sanjit by police commandos in an alleged fake
encounter at Imphal market complex on July 23.
A pregnant woman was also killed and five others were
injured by stray bullets in the incident.
The Apunba Lup, which made an attempt to defy the
curfew yesterday, said it would again defy the restrictions on Tuesday and submit a memorandum to the Governor.
The outfit alleged that the present Congress-led
government had earned the "dubious distinction of recording
the highest number of killings of innocent people in the
entire political history of Manipur."
It also condemned the arrest of five of its members
under National Security Act for participating in the
"democratic" agitation against the killing.
Bureau Report
