Government Office Set On Fire, Night Curfew In Tense Manipur District

The district administration has imposed a night curfew in the district from 5 pm to 5 am for an indefinite period in Manipur's Churachandpur.

A government building was set on fire in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Saturday, two days after a gym was vandalised ahead of its inauguration by Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

The district administration has imposed a night curfew in the district from 5 pm to 5 am for an indefinite period as the situation remained tense.

Several fire engines were pressed into service after protesters set the forest ranger's office in Tuibong on fire around midnight, said police.

Incidents of violence have also been reported from the tribal-dominated Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal district since Friday night, police said.