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Manipur news: Internet and mobile services suspended for 5 days, total curfew in Bishnupur
- Starting at 11:45 pm on June 7, internet and mobile data connectivity were blocked for five days across five valley districts of Manipur—Imphal East and West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur—while a full curfew was also put in place in Bishnupur.
- The suspension of internet services and imposition of a curfew followed extensive protests triggered by the detention of Kanan Meitei, a prominent member of the Meitei organization Arambai Tenggol, amid concerns that disruptive elements could exploit social media to provoke unrest.
- Officials imposed restrictions on assemblies of four or more individuals in several key districts and prohibited the possession of guns, blades, sticks, stones, and other dangerous or sharp objects to help reestablish order after demonstrators set tires ablaze and blocked roads in Imphal.
- The suspension order noted that anti-social elements could widely transmit provocative images, hate speech, and videos that might provoke public unrest, while officials deployed extra security forces to control the situation.
- The actions aim to prevent further disruptions to peace and law and order in the central valley districts amid heightened tensions following ethnic violence in the state since 2023 and ongoing political instability.
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Violence has erupted once again in Manipur. Violence broke out in several districts on 7 June, after which the administration imposed curfew in Bishnupur district and banned internet in five districts. Violence broke out on Saturday night after the police arrested members of the Arambai Tenggol group of the Meitei organisation.
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Manipur news: Internet and mobile services suspended for 5 days, total curfew in Bishnupur
Due to law and order concerns, internet and mobile data services, such as VSAT and VPN, have been suspended for five days in multiple districts of Manipur starting from 11:45 PM in June.
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