Manipur: Mob sets on fire CM’s prog venue; Sec 144 imposed

Local police quickly swung into action and dispersed the mob but not before the venue was damaged on Thursday night with hundreds of burning chairs

Imphal: An unruly mob vandalized and set on fire the venue where Chief Minister N Biren Singh is scheduled to attend a program at New Lamka in Churachandpur district.

Local police quickly swung into action and dispersed the mob but not before the venue was damaged on Thursday night with hundreds of burning chairs.

The agitated mobs managed to partially torch the newly set-up open gym at PT Sports complex at New Lamka which Biren Singh is slated to inaugurate on Friday afternoon, police said.