Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, assures justice for all

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the inauguration of Assam Police Seva Setu, in Guwahati on Thursday. Pic/PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to people in Manipur to maintain peace and promised that justice will be ensured to all sections of society. Shah while laying the foundation stone of the tenth national campus of the National Forensic Sciences University to be set Changsari area of Kamrup district, said he will travel to the northeastern state to help resolve disputes.

"I will go to Manipur soon and stay there for three days but before that, both groups should remove mistrust and suspicion among themselves and ensure that peace is restored in the state," he said. The Centre will ensure that justice is given to all who suffered in the clashes which broke out in the state, but "people must hold a dialogue to ensure peace in the state," Shah said.

One person was killed and another injured in a fresh violence between suspected militants and a group of people in an area bordering Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts in strife-torn Manipur, police said on Thursday. Shah also launched an interactive web portal the ‘Seva Setu' of the Assam police, developed jointly with the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL).

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