Protests Erupt in Manipur After Bodies Of Two Missing Youths Found

Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi district after mutilated bodies of two missing youths were found in adjoining Senapati, prompting the law enforcers to fire tear gas shells and baton-charge the agitators to disperse them, police said on Monday.

Protests erupted in several parts of Kangpokpi district on Sunday night, as agitators burned tyres on many roads and blocked several stretches with logs of wood and boulders. Police have since managed to clear some of the roads.

Agitators also threw stones at



security forces, prompting the law enforcers to fire tear gas shells and baton-charge the protesters to disperse them. 

A protester was injured on his head after being allegedly hit by a tear gas shell, and his condition is stable, they said. "Tension remains high in the district and additional security forces have been deployed on Monday morning," a district official said. 

The mutilated bodies of two youths, who recently went missing, were found in a hilly stretch in Senapati district on Sunday morning, officials said.