Students held, Chandel bandh called
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 30 2013 :
The Naga Students' Union, Chandel has called a 48 hour Chandel district bandh beginning from this midnight (Friday) to protest the arrest of two student leaders in connection with the arson at Maha Union Govt HS a couple of weeks back.
A source said that the president of Anal Students' Union, Ps Monihring Anal and the president of Monsang Students' Union, Kalenchung Monsang have been arrested by the police today around 11am.The two students' leaders were reportedly arrested in connection with the arson that happened at Maha Union Govt HS in the intervening night of Aug 15 and 16 .
The NSUC said that the two leaders were arrested today without producing any arrest warrant.
To protest the alleged police highhandedness, the NSUC, in a joint meeting held today with CSO leaders decided to impose the bandh to demand the release of the leaders.
Moments after the arrest of the two leaders, members and volunteers of NSUC resorted to various forms of protest including burning of tyres and blockading of roads at Japhou bazar today.