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Imphal, Aug 3:
Tension in Imphal once more remains high after 100s of people from various directions thronged at 2nd and 7th Manipur Rifles Battalions at North AOC and Khabeisoi in Imphal West and Imphal East district today afternoon with motives to take arms and ammunitions. District administration of both Imphal West and Imphal East have imposed total curfew following the tense situation that erupted today.
Daring the curfew large number of people started gathering at North AOC from all sides and started marching towards 2nd MR Battalion at around 10 am, an eye witness told media persons. At around the same time, another group of people thronged to the 7th MR Battalion at Khabeisoi in Imphal East with motives to take arms and ammunition from the armories. State police along with the personnel of RAF and the Assam Rifles fire several rounds of tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse the mob.
At around noon, a large number of people including women came out at the road (NH-2) in Chingmeirong and challenge the State force, RAF, and the Assam Rifles troops. The people particularly the women folk sat in the middle of the road and prevented the SF including RAF from proceeding further.
Talking to reporters an agitator told that as the security forces have failed to protect Manipur the people came out to protect the land. He said that the Kuki militants who are trying to distort Manipur used sophisticated weapons and to fight them the people need arms.
The SF were driving out the agitators trying to storm at the 2nd MR Battalion. At Khabeisoi too the security forces fire several rounds of tear gas shells and mock bombs and disperse the mob.
Attempt to take arms and ammunition were also reported from Kakwa Police Station. The police team, however, prevented the crowd from taking the arms by dispersing the crowd. Meanwhile, a mob reportedly looted large numbers of arms and ammunition from the 2nd IRB stationed at Naransena of Bishnupur district.
