Manipur violence news: Mobile internet ban extended further till November 8
PTI. On November 1, a mob attacked a Manipur Rifles camp to loot its armoury, prompting security personnel to fire several rounds in air. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! The notice further stressed the existence of "elements of imminent danger of loss of life and/or damage to public-private property...as a result of inflammatory material and false rumours which might be transmitted/ circulated to the public through social media...in the context of the recent incidents of violence in some parts of the state".
The state capital has been witnessing tensions following an incident that took place on October 31 where an SDPO was shot dead by tribal militants at Moreh town. Mobile internet has remained banned in Manipur since May 3 except for a few days in the month of September. The internet ban was imposed following ethnic clashes that broke out in Manipur in May 2023.
The government has been extending the prohibition of mobile internet periodically. Ten districts in the north-eastern state have been affected by the ethnic strife. Broadband services were made partially available in mid-July.
These broadband services were also banned for around two months from May 4. For the first time, the order said the state government would "go for opening of mobile towers on trial basis in those district headquarters which had not been affected by violence". The government order added, "The same, if found feasible, shall be replicated to other areas where the law and order situation has improved." Over 180 people have been killed since ethnic clashes first broke out in May.
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