4 women hurt in scuffle with security forces
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 23 2024:
Four women suffered injuries as large number of Meira Paibis had a scuffle with security forces when the latter tried to conduct search operation at Lamdeng under Lamsang police station in Imphal West district on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
Condemning the alleged excessive action of security forces, Meira Paibis of Lamdeng area staged a sit-in-protest on Saturday during which one of the protestors told media persons that a combined team of security forces arrived at Lamdeng around lam Saturday to conduct search operation in the area.
However, local Meira Paibis resisted the security forces from conducting search operation in the area to which the security forces responded by firing several rounds of tear gas shells and smoke grenades to disperse the Meira Paibis.
Four women were injured in the action of the security forces and all of them were rushed to RIMS hospital for treatment, the woman protestor said and strongly condemned alleged excesses committed by the security forces on the unarmed Meira Paibis.
She also demanded action against security personnel involved in the incident and warned that women of Lamdeng area would launch intense forms of agitation if the government fails to take action against the guilty personnel.