A policeman was critically injured in Manipur's Wangjing when protesters tried to set a government office ablaze, as night torch rallies continued across five districts demanding justice for a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister.
The protesters gathered at a newly constructed Block Development Office and attempted to set it on fire, but the timely intervention of security forces prevented the office from being set alight.
A confrontation between security personnel and the protesters left Takhelchangbam Romesh Sharma, 37, with critical head injuries.
Sharma was admitted to an intensive care unit of a local hospital, and his condition remained critical.
The violence in Manipur has continued sporadically despite the deployment of thousands of security personnel, with the state's Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities shutting each other out from the areas they dominate since ethnic clashes began in May 2023.
