Jiribam police foils peace rally
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, August 10 2023:
A tussle broke out today between Jiribam Police and locals when the Police foiled a peace rally organised by Leeching Jiribam.
To disperse the crowd which gathered to stage the rally, police fired tear gas shells and mock bombs.
During the scuffle, five individuals including a CRPF personnel sustained injuries.
Enraged by the police acts, the irate crowd destroyed police booths and chanted slogans like 'No compromise on Manipur's integrity', 'Go Back Refugees' etc.
With regards to today's incident, Leeching Jiribam president W Dinesh decried the excessive acts of the police upon the civilians who were trying to stage a peace rally in view of the prevailing conflict in Manipur.
He was speaking to media persons during a press meet held at Kalinagar after the incident.
Dinesh further declared that an indefinite public curfew will be imposed in Jiribam district as an act of condemnation against the actions of the Police injuring civilians who came to participate in the peace rally.