Violence continues in Manipur. NEW DELHI: A total shutdown called by 13 civil rights organizations disrupted daily life in Manipur's Imphal Valley on Wednesday. The shutdown, which began Tuesday evening, protests the alleged abduction of three women and three children in Jiribam district.
Businesses, schools, and transportation services in all five Imphal Valley districts were closed, with government offices seeing minimal attendance. Organizers of the shutdown include the International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA), All Clubs Organisations Association and Meira Paibi Lup (ACOAM Lup), Indigeneous People's Association of Kangleipak (IPAK), and Kangleipak Students' Association (KSA). Unrest in Jibran: Trucks set ablaze While no major incidents were reported in Imphal Valley, violence continued elsewhere.
Two trucks transporting goods were set ablaze near Old Kaiphundai in Tamenglong district, near Jiribam. Suspected hill-based militants stopped the trucks along NH 37 by firing several rounds in the air and then torched the trucks, an official said. The Rongmei Naga Students Organisation, Manipur blamed Kuki militants for the incident.
The trucks were transporting rice, onions and potatoes for Noney and Tamenglong districts, the students' body claimed in a statement. Centre rushes 2,500 CAPF personnel; seize weapons Ministry of home affairs (MHA) has deployed 2,500 additional central paramilitary personnel to Manipur in response to the escalating violence. This deployment .
