Imphal Jun 28 UNA : Several students were Friday injured in police action dispersing them while attempting to storm the state Assembly demanding implementation of inner line permit (ILP) system in Manipur.
Three of them critical injured when they were beaten up by the police in a bid to foil their attempt to storm the Assembly complex today around 11.30 am while the Assembly session was in progress. One of them admitted at a private hospital in Imphal has been referred to JNIMS hospital after his condition becomes critical. He suffered severe injury in his head.
Students of Johnston Higher Secondary School and CC Higher Secondary School were agitating under the banner of the students’ wing of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System in Manipur.
Around 11.30 am a large number of students of CC Higher Secondary School marched towards the Assembly complex from their school campus at Palace gate. Police blocked them in front of Imphal Municipal Council office.
Despite repeated warning of the police, the students marched ahead to break the barricade erected on the police to block them. There was a struggle between the students and police which compelled the police to use force to disperse them. In the struggle, several students injured.
Among them three of them were critically injured and immediately rushed to nearby hospital. Leaders of the joint committee on ILP alleged that the students suffered injuries in police baton charge.
Police further resorted to firing tear gas shells and mob bombs to quell the student. More students injured in the firing.
After their first attempt to storm the Assembly complex was foiled, the students of CC higher Secondary School was joined by the students of Johnston Higher Secondary School and took out another rally targeting the Assembly complex.
Police had to use force once again to foil the rally.
The students’ wing of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System in Manipur has been launching a series of protest pressing the government to translate into action the resolution adopted by the state Assembly regarding the extension of Eastern Bengal Regulation for introduction of inner line permit system in the state.
Yesterday also students who attempted to storm the Assembly from four directions were foiled by the police by using tear gas and other mob dispersion devises.
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