Imphal: Violence in Manipur escalated dramatically on Saturday as mobs ransacked and torched the residences of multiple MLAs, prompting the arrest of 23 individuals by the Manipur Police. The unrest followed the discovery of six bodies,

Police in Manipur arrested 23 people for alleged involvement in violence and property damage. A curfew is in effect in Imphal, and internet services a

The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state.

The internet services will be suspended in Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi, and Churachandpur of Manipur.

Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur suspended internet and mobile services and imposed an indefinite curfew on Saturday in areas where protesters were besieging politicians' homes over deadly inter-ethnic violence.

A day after the bodies of three persons out of six missing people were recovered from a Manipur river, protestors attacked the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs on Saturday, prompting the government to impose prohibitory orders in five districts for an indefinite period and suspended internet services in parts of the state.

A complete curfew has been imposed in parts of India's restive state of Manipur after protesters stormed residents of state leaders following the alleged killing of a family of six i n the latest incident of escalation of the conflict between ethnic groups.