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Manipur orders internet blackout, curfew after ethnic clashes 

Published : Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 300
NEW DELHI, Sept 10: India's strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.

Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing the state into ethnic enclaves.

At least 11 people were killed last week as hostilities between the two communities erupted again after months of relative calm.

A notice from the state's home ministry ordered all internet and mobile data services in the state to be shut off for five days in order to bring the latest unrest under control.

"Some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public," the notice said.

"It has become necessary to take adequate measures to maintain law and order in public interest, by stopping the spread of disinformation and false rumours."

Internet services were shut down for months in Manipur last year during the first outbreak of violence, which displaced around 60,000 people from their homes according to government figures.    —AFP


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