Manipur crisis: Churachandpur shuts down as student body marks two years of unrest

A joint student body in Manipur has called for a total shutdown in Churachandpur district today, marking the second anniversary of the ongoing crisis that erupted on May 3, 2023. 

The shutdown aims to draw national attention to the unresolved issues and continued unrest in the region.

Shops, educational institutions, and transport services remained closed, while security forces were deployed to maintain law and order. 

The student body reiterated its demand for justice, peace, and political resolution to the long-standing ethnic conflict that has gripped the state.

Meanwhile, as the second anniversary of the start of the ethnic strife in Manipur on May 3, 2023, nears, security has been tightened across the state as a precautionary measure.

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Police have intensified frisking and vehicle checks at key locations in Imphal, Churachandpur and Kangpokpi district headquarters to monitor the movement of anti-social elements.

Security has also been beefed up in and around Khuman Lampak in Imphal, where the Manipur People’s Convention is scheduled. Central forces have been deployed in front of Kangla Gate, officials added.

"The security beef-up is a precautionary measure to prevent any unwanted activities by anti-social elements in the state, particularly on Saturday," an official said.

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity , a Meitei social organisation, has called on the public to suspend all activities on May 3 and attend the convention.