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Manipur Extends Internet Ban To 10 June As Tribal Violence Continues

© AFP 2023 -Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel take part in a search operation of illegal weapons in Waroching village in Kangpokpi district some 24 km from Imphal on June 3, 2023, following ongoing ethnic violence in India's northeastern Manipur state.
Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel take part in a search operation of illegal weapons in Waroching village in Kangpokpi district some 24 km from Imphal on June 3, 2023, following ongoing ethnic violence in India's northeastern Manipur state.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 06.06.2023
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India’s north-eastern state Manipur has witnessed communal clashes between its tribal communities since May, which has left 98 dead, 310 injured and thousands of others displaced.
The Manipur state government has extended its internet services ban until 10 June (Saturday) to prevent misinformation in violence-hit regions. The ban was imposed on 3 May.
The move came after fresh violence was reported in the state on Sunday, when three were reportedly killed and four injured.
It was also reported that 200 houses were burnt on Friday night, including that of Congress lawmaker Kangujam Ranjit at Serou in the state's Kakching district.
Last week, federal Home Minister Amit Shah visited the state's troubled areas and urged communities to surrender their weapons, stop blocking roads, abandon violence.
Shah also announced that he would form a three-member commission headed by Ajay Lamba, a former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, who will investigate the ethnic violence and submit his report within six months.
According to local media, 10,000 Indian army and Assam Rifles personnel have been deployed in the state. In addition to the internet service ban, the state is also imposing a curfew.
According to state government data, 37,450 people are sheltering in 272 relief camps at present.
Deadly communal clashes erupted in Manipur in early May between the Meiteis and Kuki peoples because the Meiteis are looking for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Meiteis constitute about 55 percent of the state's population, and the Kuki, who make up about 25 percent, fear that if ST status is granted to the Meiteis, they will take the lion's share of all the benefits offered to minorities in the state, including in education and the workplace.
A security person gestures to a television crew as he objects to them filming outside the Jawaharlal Nehru hospital where Indian activist Irom Sharmila has been kept in judicial custody in Imphal, northeastern Manipur state, India, Monday, Aug.8, 2016. - Sputnik India, 1920, 30.05.2023
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