Bid to protest at Khwairamband Keithel foiled
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 05 2019:
Ima Keithel women vendors attempted to stage a sit in protest at Shamu Makhong at around noon today but they were foiled by a large number of police personnel.
Soon after getting information that the junior administrator of Standard Robarth Hr Sec School was produced before the Court and remanded to judicial custody, women street vendors came out from their respective places and began staging a protest demonstration in front of Ima Keithel demanding justice for Babysana and for the authorities to punish the culprits behind the mysterious death.
However, a large number of police personnel deployed in bazar area and Cheirap Court complex, prevented them from taking out any kind of protest rally in the area.
As a precautionary measure, the police also put up iron barricade on the road leading towards the Court complex but the large number of womenfolk staged their protest in the middle of the road after which a heated argument broke out between the two sides.
Eventually, the Executive Magistrate present at the site announced that CrPC 144 is imposed in bazar area and asked the womenfolk to return to their respective places.
Despite such announcement, the women vendors continued their protest demonstration and a scuffle broke out between some women market vendors and lady police personnel due to which police began using smoke bombs to disperse the agitators.
After around 30 minutes, normal traffic resumed in the area and a large number of police personnel were deployed to prevent any other kind of unwanted incident.