Student Body's "Non-Cooperation" Move Over Alleged Harassment, Illegal 'Tax' On Highway In Manipur

The Senapati District Students' Association (SDSA) in a statement that was also sent to the Deputy Commissioner and the district police chief appealed for free movement on National Highway-2 and an end to "any form of harassment"

An influential student union of the Naga tribes in Manipur's Senapati district has started what it calls a "non-cooperation movement" over alleged harassment, extortion and threats on a national highway.

The Senapati District Students' Association (SDSA) in a statement that was also sent to the Deputy Commissioner and the district police chief appealed for free movement on National Highway-2 and an end to "any form of harassment".

The SDSA alleged a truck was set on fire "on our land" on June 19 night.