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Public Curfew in Manipur Districts After Shooting Incident

In Manipur, the public curfew imposed from last night affected normal life in four valley districts of the State today.<br />''<br />''The public curfew was imposed in Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur districts of Manipur after four civilians were shot dead and several others got bullet injuries when some gunmen fired rounds of bullets in Lilong Chingjao area of Thoubal district last night.<br />''<br />''The market and other public places located in these districts remained closed today due to the public curfew. Additional security measures were taken up in all sensitive areas of these districts.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Government has announced that the public curfew in Thoubal, Imphal West and Imphal East will be relaxed from 5 AM to 10 PM tomorrow in the district. The curfew will be relaxed from 5 AM to 9 PM in Bishnupur district tomorrow.<br />''<br />''Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh today visited the hospitals where those injured during the incident have been admitted and interacted with the victims. He also visited the Lilong area today and met the victims' families.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, the proscribed insurgent group based in Manipur- Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) has claimed responsibility for the incident that took place in Lilong area last night.<br />

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