{"id":198567,"date":"2026-04-17T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=198567"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:14:46","slug":"torch-rally-halted-in-imphal-after-scuffle-teargas-used-to-disperse-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/04\/17\/torch-rally-halted-in-imphal-after-scuffle-teargas-used-to-disperse-protesters.html","title":{"rendered":"Torch rally halted in Imphal after scuffle, teargas used to disperse protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184050\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Imphal: Tensions escalated in Manipur\u2019s Imphal West after a rally, organised in connection with the Tronglaobi incident, was stopped by Indian forces at Singjamei.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the rally was triggered by the April 7 attack in Tronglaobi village of Bishnupur district, where two young siblings were killed and their mother was left seriously injured. Reportedly, a projectile, believed to be a rocket, struck a civilian house in Moirang Tronglaobi, causing a powerful explosion.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were identified as a five-year-old boy and his five-month-old sister. Locals said the projectile was fired from nearby hill slopes more than three kilometres away, highlighting ongoing tensions along the hill-valley fringe bordering Churachandpur district.<\/p>\n<p>The rally began from Lilong and moved towards Singjamei, drawing a significant number of participants under the aegis of the All Manipur United Clubs&#8217; Organisation (AMUCO), with support from several other groups. Protesters raised slogans including \u201cGo back Central Force\u201d and \u201cLong live Manipur\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The rally was halted at Singjamei, leading to a confrontation between demonstrators and security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Officials used teargas shells to disperse the crowd after the situation turned volatile. Several protesters reportedly sustained injuries during the clash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal: Tensions escalated in Manipur\u2019s Imphal West after a rally, organised in connection with the Tronglaobi incident, was stopped by Indian forces at Singjamei. According to Kashmir Media Service, the rally was triggered by the April 7 attack in Tronglaobi village of Bishnupur district, where two young siblings were killed and their mother was left &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/protest.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198568,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198567\/revisions\/198568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}