A protest broke out after a shopkeeper allegedly tried to molest a lady in Churachandpur
Imphal/Guwahati:
An enormous protest broke out in Manipur’s Churachandpur district after allegations surfaced {that a} shopkeeper tried to sexually assault a lady. The district administration imposed a curfew to regulate the scenario.
The incident occurred in Tuibong subdivision of the hill district dominated by the Kuki tribes, some 65 km from the state capital Imphal.
The shopkeeper, a non-local, was accused of attempting to sexually assault a tribal lady, following which big crowds got here out on the streets in search of motion in opposition to the accused.
The scenario escalated once they blocked roads and set logs on hearth. Additionally they known as a 12-hour shutdown that ended on Wednesday night.
The protesters took out gadgets from the accused’s store and burned them on a highway.
Within the order saying the curfew, Churachandpur District Justice of the Peace Dharun Kumar S mentioned the police gave a report elevating considerations over the regulation and order scenario in Tuibong subdivision.
Amid the protests in Churachandpur, a video of a masked man mocking a bunch of troopers within the city additionally went viral on social media. The person was seen operating in the direction of the troopers, who have been standing beside an armoured automobile, and gesturing to them he’d punch them. He did a number of push-ups too. Others round him clapped and cheered, whereas the troopers seemed on.
A person on X shared the video.
A person in Churachandpur, Manipur, mocks safety forces whereas others cheer. pic.twitter.com/cOuNb0gd6d
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Churachandpur is without doubt one of the districts included within the Kuki tribes’ demand for a separate administration carved out of Manipur. The Kuki tribes and the valley-dominant Meiteis have been combating since Might 2023 over a variety of points similar to land rights and political illustration.