THOUBAL, July 21: Students of Somerendro Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Thoubal Kshetri Leikai came out to the street and formed a human chain demanding punishment of the police personnel involved in the death of class XI student Sapam Robinhood and implementation of the Inner Line Permit System in the State.
The students shouted slogans stating that they will support the present movement until the demands are met.
Women vendors of Thoubal Ningombam Luxmi Bazar also suspended their daily economic activity for the day and staged sit in protest today.
Meanwhile, residents of Kairembikhok also took out a meira rally in their locality last night demanding punishment of the police personnel involved in the death of Robinhood on July 8 and implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or a similar legislation in the State.
The rally organised by the Kairembikhok Nupi Samaj, started from the Kairembikhok Awang Leikai meirashang around 8:30pm and after passing through the surrounding areas of Salungpham and Wangbal stopped at the Kairembikhok Lamkhai waiting shed.
After the rally, the protestors resorted to sloganeering demanding punishment of the police personnel involved in the death of the student and implementation of the ILPS in the State.
According to a woman protestor participating in the demonstration, the rally was organised showing support to the ongoing movement under the JCILPS.
She said they will support the demanding until it is met.
Eight units of the meira paibis of Toubul, Bishnupur district had also joined hands with local youth clubs and staged a sit in protest and meira rally yesterday demanding punishment of the police personnel involved in the death of Robinhood and demanding the ILPS in the State, informed a statement of the TYDA, Toubul secretary E Premjit Singh.