Attack On Manipur CM N Biren Singh's Personal House False And Misleading: Police

The Manipur police stated that "adequate security is already in place."

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

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Reports of mob attack on Chief Minister N Biren Singh's personal residence on Thursday night are false and misleading, Manipur Police stated in an issued statement on its official X handle. The police further stated that "adequate security is already in place."

News of CM's personal residence being mobbed is false and misleading. Adequate security is already in place. pic.twitter.com/wOLp1p3ah3

— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) September 28, 2023

The news of the mob attack came amid violent student demonstrations in Manipur following the deaths of two youngsters on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In the early hours of Thursday, a crowd vandalised the deputy commissioner's office in Imphal West district and set fire to two four-wheelers.

Curfew was reinstated in Imphal East and West districts on Wednesday as security forces battled the violent demonstrations that had left 65 protestors wounded since Tuesday.

A new round of violence erupted in the state capital on Tuesday, a day after photographs of the bodies of two missing teenagers, a man and a girl, went viral on social media.

Earlier, several ministers' homes were attacked in Manipur, which has been embroiled in ethnic violence for about five months.

Senior CAPF Officers Meet In Imphal To Discuss Law And Order Situation

According to the police, a conference of top officers of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) was conducted at the Police Headquarters in Imphal on Thursday to review the current law and order situation in the northeastern state.

The officers were informed about the sad injuries of students as well as security employees at the meeting, police said, adding that the forces addressed using minimal force in dealing with the public, particularly students.

"A meeting of senior officers of CAPF was held at PHQ, Imphal to discuss the present law and order situation in the state. The officers were apprised of the unfortunate injuries of students as well as security personnel. The forces discussed to use minimum force in dealing with the public especially students," the Manipur Police said in a post on 'X,' formerly Twitter.