In Imphal 50 students injured in result of teargas on protestors

Imphal: At least 50 students, mostly women, were injured after Manipur police fired teargas and mock bombs to disperse thousands of students who took to the streets of Imphal and staged a sit-in at the gates of Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. were

Students were demanding speedy justice against the murder of two school students whose bodies were found near a rock in a forest area on Monday.
The case is currently being handled by the CBI. The situation in Imphal is tense but under control on Tuesday, police said.

The students blocked the roads and later staged a rally that started from Ibotonsana Higher Secondary School, Imphal.
Later, hundreds of students from various educational institutions blocked roads at various strategic locations in the Imphal Valley. Students of CC Higher Secondary School blocked the road leading to the Chief Minister’s office. The protesting students later stormed the gate of Raj Bhavan where they staged a sit-in.
Police fired tear gas and fake bombs to disperse the protesters at various places in Imphal city. Injured students were rushed to RIMS, JNIMS, Raj Medicity and other private hospitals.
Students took to the streets after pictures of two students, 20-year-old Phijam Hemjit and 17-year-old Hijam Linthongambi, who have been missing since July 6, 2023, surfaced on social media.

Police have received CCTV footage showing two KTM bikes riding Lamdan in Churachandpur district towards Hopam, the epicenter of ongoing communal violence between Kukis and Meiteis on May 3, 2023. had started.
However, due to the ongoing crisis in the state and the Kuki-dominated area, the police could not trace their whereabouts.