IMPHAL, April 22: Womenfolk of Sekmai under the Aegis of Advance Women Society, Awang Sekmai today staged a sit in protest against the IED blast and arrest of 2 local youths by personnel of CRPF at Sekmai Bazaar today.
Speaking to the media, Kh Amubi Secretary of the society said that it strongly condemned the blast in a civilian zone and appealed not to repeat such types of incident.
She further said that two youths identified as M Naoba (20), son of Ibomcha and Thongam Sana (18), both from Sekmai bazaar were arrested by the CRPF while the two were running away after the explosion. Maintaining that the two were innocent, she demanded the safe release of the two at the earliest and warned that if they were not released by tomorrow then the locals and the women group will carry out different forms of agitation.