IMPHAL: A mob surrounded the police station near Chief Minister N Biren Singh's office in Manipur's Imphal. The police fired in the air to disperse the crowd. Later curfew was again imposed in the city.
A local youth group called Arambai Tenggol gathered in front of the station and demanded the weapons in the police station. Last day, a sub-divisional police officer was killed in the India-Myanmar border town of Morei. The protesters reached the station and demanded weapons after accusing the state government of inaction in the incident.
There were reports of clashes between the mob and the security forces. It is reported that after the police lathicharged the mob stormed the station. Following this, the police fired several rounds in the sky. Police sources said that some people were injured in the encounter.