The arrest of a supposed Meitei militant in Manipur has set off the same cycle of violence and disturbances that has barely abated since the troubles started 25 months ago. The leader of the Meitei organisation Arambai Tenggol, Asem Kanan Singh, was picked up by security personnel on June 7 from Imphal West district, apparently while he was about to board a flight. He was formally arrested the next day. Singh, a dismissed head constable, has been accused of involvement in several attacks on security personnel and an abduction. Singh’s arrest sparked off widespread violence. NH 2 was blocked, a bus was set on fire, protestors attacked police stations,........

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