Manipur: Three Arrested For Threatening CM Biren Singh In Facebook Posts

IMPHAL: Three administrators of the Facebook page Manipur News Group 2024 have been taken into custody by the Manipur Police on suspicion of authorizing and publishing derogatory and threatening comments directed against Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh and his cabinet.

Malemnganba Laithangbam (21) of Kwakeithel Makha Leikai in Imphal West District, Thongam Romen (39) of Keirak Mayai Leikai in Kakching District, and Ningombam Dingku (22) of Lairongthel Mayai Leikai in Thoubal District have been identified as the suspects that were taken into custody.

After being produced before the Imphal West Duty Magistrate, they were placed in police custody for five days in order to conduct additional investigation.

The arrests came when a member using the pseudonym Punshi Meenai posted remarks in the Facebook group. According to authorities, the administrators were detained because they approved and published the message.

The identity of the person who created the Punshi Meenai account and the reasons behind the provocative post are being actively looked into by the authorities. Authorities are also evaluating the content's possible repercussions.

Since May of last year, ethnic violence has been raging in Manipur. N Biren Singh, the chief minister of Manipur, claimed on Thursday that the state, which has been experiencing ethnic violence, is "improving."

Ethnic conflict between the Meiteis, who live in the valley, and the Kukis, the predominant community in the hill districts, have resulted in over 250 fatalities and thousands of displaced persons since May 3, 2023.

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