Tension has been brewing in the state since the Biren Singh-led BJP government introduced the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council 6th and 7th Amendment Bills.
The development came following a report by the SP of Bishnupur district that a vehicle was set ablaze by 3-4 men at Phougakchao Ikhang on Saturday evening.
Mobile data services have been suspended for five days across Manipur, an order said. According to the order, some anti-social elements are using social media to transmit hate speeches inciting the passions of the public.
Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.