Guwahati: A special National Investigation Agency court in Manipur on Friday granted bail to five Meitei men who were booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Act and whose arrest last week had sparked widespread violence and 48-hour shutdown in Imphal valley. Relying on the Supreme Court ruling in Arnesh Kumar versus state of Bihar prescribing bail conditions, the special NIA court …
In an order issued on Monday, Imphal West District Magistrate Th Kirankumar stated that Wangkhem, 41, and Leichombam, 40, who are now in police custody, are likely to be “released on bail in the near future” and that, they would “resume activities which are prejudicial to the security of the state and for maintenance of public order on being released …
