General strike curbs Manipur’s normal life
September 12th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANIImphal, Sep 12 (ANI): Normal life has been curbed in Manipur on Saturday due to a 24 hours general strike called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) to protest against the alleged fake encounters.
The JAC is a group of NGOs, protesting the recent killing of a driver in an encounter.
The markets, shops, and business establishments in most parts of the state remained closed.
The transport services within the state and also with the neighboring states have been affected due to the strike.
A driver named Md Rehaman alias Tomba was killed along with five others, in an encounter with the security forces on September 8 at Awang Khul in Imphal West district.
The security forces maintain that the youths who were killed in the encounter were militants.
The All Manipur Rickshaw Drivers and Pullers Association (AMRDPA), said that Rehaman, who was member of the organization, was use to ferry passengers from Imphal to Moreh town from last 15 years. (ANI)
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