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Manipur Police Assign Detainees to Clean Roads in Community Service Scheme

Following the end of Arambai Tenggol’s bandh, police invoked Section 4(f) of the BNSS to let youths avoid formal charges through community service.

Offenders made to hold their ears as an apology for allegedly creating public nuisance during curfew hours in Manipur's Imphal East district | By Special Arrangement

Overview

  • Over three dozen youths detained since the June 7 protests were given brooms and shovels to clear roadblocks and debris.
  • Authorities applied Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita to offer first-time offenders rehabilitation instead of criminal prosecution.
  • Nineteen men who blocked roads and threw stones were made to apologize publicly before sweeping streets under police supervision.
  • Protesters had enforced a 10-day shutdown demanding the release of Arambai Tenggol leader Asem Kanan Singh, but the bandh was called off on June 10.
  • Security forces continue to hold curfews and internet restrictions as Manipur gradually returns to normalcy.