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Violence erupted in Manipur on Saturday after the bodies of six people, who had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam, were recovered...
In ShortHouses of three ministers and six MLAs ransacked by violent mobTotal curfew imposed in Imphal, internet suspended in seven districtsMultiple properties, including two churches, set on fire in Manipur..
As tensions soared in Manipur following the recovery of the bodies of all six missing persons, protesters targeted the houses of ministers and MLAs, ransacking their residences and setting some of them on fire..
Protesters ransacked the homes of three ministers and six MLAs, including the residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh's son-in-law, setting their properties ablaze..
Meanwhile, the Manipur government requested the Centre to review and withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state..
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