IMPHAL, Aug 18: Altogether seven persons including five students who launched hunger strikes demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or similar law in the State have been arrested by police from different places today.
The five students were picked up from Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy around 8 am while the other two identified as Leishangthem Pratap of Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai and Laishram Gunindro of Thangmeiband Hijam Leikai were pulled up from opposite to THAU Ground waiting shed.
Health condition of the seven arrested hunger strikers deteriorated when they were arrested by police.
After they were arrested, another six persons including five students came out and launched fast unto death stir. The five students are fasting in front of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy while the remaining one namely Thongam Ongbi Apabi Devi, 65 wife of Th Modushudon Singh of Thangmeiband Hijam Leikai is fasting opposite to THAU Ground waiting shed.
The five students are identified as Mangsatabam Nongdonleima Chanu (Class XII science student of Lamlong Higher Secondary School); Thongam Malemnganba Meitei (Class X student of Lamlong Higher Secondary School); Thingujam Ricky Singh (Class IX student of Eastern Ideal High School); Irom Jotin Kumar Singh (Class XII science student of Johnstone Higher Secondary School and Samurailakpam Susil (Class XII arts student of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy). They began fasting at 11.30 am.
On the other hand, a large number of youths of Yumnam Patlou took out a cycle rally in Imphal area demanding enforcement of ILPS in the State at the earliest.