A policeman hurt in stoning by protestors at Tellipati
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 22, 2011:
A police personnel sustained injury in his head when protestors at Tellipati stoned at towards the police who dispersed them from blocking Minuthong to Khurai Lamlong road to protest blasting of bomb in their locality last night.
Earlier, decrying triggering of bomb at their locality, Teli and other communities residing in the area rose up and blocked the main road.
They burnt down debris on the road apart from preventing vehicles crossing the area.
Windshields of many vehicles were smashed by them.
Unable to control the large number of protestors and open the road for normal traffic, Imphal east police has to resort to firing tear gas to disperse the protestors.
They also baton charged protestors who in turn started stoning towards the police.
An escort personnel of the Imphal East SP sustained injury in his head in the stoning.
He was rushed at JNIMS hospital, Porompat.
In order to put the hiking up tension under control, Prafullo, who was contested in the last election at Wangkhei Assembly constituency and intending candidates in the future elections like O Henry rushed to the spot.
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With their help, police put the situation under control.
The normal traffic was also resumed even though protestors were allowed to continue sit-in protest at a place on the side of the main road.
At the protest site, various slogans like, "Resign Chief Minister", "We condemn blast at populated area", "Protect minorities", "Stop attack on Non-Manipuris" were displayed.
Later, in the afternoon they submitted a memorandum to the Governor drawing his attention to advise state government to provide proper security arrangement for the minority people citing that the blast targeted to the minority telli residing in the locality.
They also demanded opening of a security outpost in view of frequent attacks to minority telli residents of the area by anti-social elements and to give a dedicated power supply to Tellipati to avoid inconveniences and to check movement of anti-social elements.