“The 24-hour bandh will start from the intervening night of April 24 and April 25,” the statement said.The JAC asserted that Khoisnam was a “village volunteer” who was sent to Manipur Central Jail at Sajiwa on April 10 and was admitted to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences on April 13, where he was pronounced dead.Protests were held for the past few days at various parts of the Khurai constituency in Imphal East district in connection with the death.Manipur, which witnessed the killing of at least 260 people in ethnic violence since May 2023, is currently under President’s rule.
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