Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:39am on 18 Nov 2024,Monday India
A 20-year-old protester, K Athouba, was killed as security forces fired on a mob in Jiribam district, Manipur. Another person was injured and hospitalized. Protesters ransacked BJP and Congress offices near Jiribam police station. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to discuss the escalating violence in a high-level meeting today. The National People’s Party (NPP) withdrew support from the BJP-led Manipur government, citing its failure to resolve the crisis. Internet services remain suspended in 7 districts, with curfews imposed in Imphal East and West. Police arrested 23 individuals involved in mob violence, recovering firearms and mobile phones.
