Curfew has been relaxed in all areas of Imphal East and Imphal West districts, Manipur from 5 am to 2 pm for Monday in view of the developing law and order in the districts.
The restriction of movement of persons outside their respective residences imposed in the Imphal East has been relaxed for all areas of the district from 5 am till 2 pm for Monday, informed Imphal East District Magistrate, Khumanthem Diana Devi, in a latest order on Sunday.
The statement said that there is a necessity to relax the restriction of movement to facilitate the public to purchase essential items including medicines and food items etc,. It further stated that the relaxation will not apply to any gathering/large-scale movement of persons/sit-in-protests/rally etc. which is u lawful in nature.
All persons belonging to essential services such as Health, PHED, CAF&PD, Municipal officials/Staff, Power (MSPDCL/MSPCL), Petrol Pumps, media, functioning of Courts, ATM cash filling officials/staff and to and fro movement of flight passengers to airport will be exempted from further imposition of curfew, it asserted.
It mentioned that the office of the District Magistrate had issued prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 restricting movement of persons outside their respective residences since September 1 vide Cril. Misc. Case No. 5 of 2024.
Meanwhile, the state government has also lifted curfew in all areas of Imphal West District for Monday from 5 am till 2 pm.
The latest order issued by Additional District Magistrate, Imphal West District, K Jadumani Singh on Sunday, said that the restriction of movement of the general public outside their residences has been lifted for the mentioned time period to facilitate the general public in purchasing essential items including medicines and food.
The relaxation will not include any gathering/sit-in-protest/rally etc. without obtaining approval through competent authority, it stated.
It mentioned that movement of persons belonging to essential services such as Health, Electricity, CAF&PD, PHED, Telecom and Banking, Petrol Pumps, Schools/colleges, Municipality, Press and Electronic media, functioning of Courts and to and fro movement of flight passengers to airport and Contractor/Worker with valid Airport Entry Permit (AEP) Card will be exempted from the imposition of curfew after the expiry of the said period of the relaxation.
It added that the office of the District Magistrate vide Cril. Misc. Case No. 4 of 2024 dated August 31 had issued prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for restriction of the movement of any person outside their respective residences with effect from September 1 and until further orders.
