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A municipal mayor and his two brothers, one of them a barangay chairman, were among four people arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in raids on their houses in Mabini, Batangas yesterday.

The Meiteis have been accusing the Assam Rifles, the longest-serving paramilitary force in the state, of siding with the Kukis in the ongoing conflict

Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's capital Imphal today despite the state government enforcing a curfew. Some people have been injured, the police said, adding a few houses have been set on fire too.

Manipur violence: A mob burnt down two houses as clashes broke out between protesters and security personnel in Imphal on Thursday. | Latest News India

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Widespread violence was again seen in Bhangar in South 24 Parganas where stones were pelted at police and even media were not spared.

The action comes after I-T department raided over 40 places linked to the minister 2 weeks ago and after the Supreme Court allowed the ED to probe into an alleged cash-for-jobs scam against Balaji | Latest News India

At present, there are 52 companies of CRPF, 10 Rapid Action Force, 43 BSF companies, four of ITBP and five of SSB deployed in the state to maintain law and order

There seems to be no respite for the violence in Manipur. Three people were killed in a village in Imphal on Friday when a group of insurgents disguised as security personnel called them out of the homes and fired at them. Amid the tense situation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the violence-hit state on Saturday

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former commander of the elite PNP Special Action Force has been designated the new police chief of Sagay City, Negros Occidental.