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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29 2010:
The 12-hour bandh called by COPTAM to protest over-lapping census and manipulation of hill district boundaries was marred by isolated violence forcing the district administration to impose prohibition under 144 (2) CrPC within the area of Kangvai, a frontier village.
A spate of lashing and stone pelting was reported since early today in Kangvai and Phougakchao area as angry mobs attacked some members of Churachandpur District Students' Union allegedly for removing the PWD signboard at Kangvai village.
The signboard had displayed in bold letters 'Welcome to Bishnupur District' .
At least nine members of the union, including four of its executive members suffered injuries in the incident.
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High ranking security officials from Churachandpur and Bishnupur had to intervene to subdue the mob that had gathered at Kangvai after the attack on the union leaders.
A local cable network reporter also allegedly insulted and slapped during the commotion.
A stand-off ensued in the inter-district boundary thereafter for about a couple of hours but the police and an Army team managed to control the crowd that were in confrontation mode.
Soon after, the district administration of Churachandpur imposed restriction under 144 (2) CrPC 1973 to check any untoward incident.
The restriction passed 'ex parte' until further orders was imposed following information received from various sources and police that, there is likelihood of breach of peace and tranquility within Kangvai village jurisdiction in Churachandpur district in connection with the inter-district boundary, said the magistrate's order.
The CDSU, it is learnt has meanwhile issued a 24 hour deadline to two individuals and the line bus transporters, whom it accused of instigating the attack on them, for tendering apology.
'If they fail to do so, we will decide our future course of action,' sources in the union said.
COPTAM's bandh that ended at 6 pm today was relatively calm and total in other parts of the district.
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