Imphal: Soraisam Kebi Devi, a BJP MLA from Naoriya Pakhanglakpa assembly constituency, was escorted by police officials as she was trying to escape a mob attack in Imphal, after fresh incidents of violence in Manipur on Saturday. Cops rescued her to a safe place.

A video has surfaced showing police escorting the BJP MLA amid a huge crowd. She was seen rushing to a safer place when the crowd went violent.

Meanwhile, authorities in Imphal West District re-imposed a curfew which started at 4:30 am on Saturday (today) until further notice, due to the prevailing law and order situation in the district.

Earlier, the authorities had relaxed the curfew from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm on November 16, as per an order dated November 15. However, this relaxation order now stands cancelled with immediate effect.

Individuals involved in essential services, including healthcare, will be exempt from the curfew.

An order issued by Th Kirankumar, District Magistrate, Imphal West District, on Saturday stated, “Now, due to the developing law and order situation in the district, the above-mentioned curfew relaxation order stands cancelled with immediate effect, i.e., from 4:30 pm on November 16, 2024. Total curfew is imposed with effect from 4:30 pm on November 16, 2024, until further orders.”

“All persons involved in essential services such as health, electricity, CAF & PD, PHED, petrol pumps, municipality, press and electronic media, functioning of courts, and to-and-fro movement of flight passengers to the airport, as well as contractors/workers with valid Airport Entry Permit (AEP) cards, shall be exempted from the curfew,” the order further stated.