According to reports, curfew in Imphal was reimposed following an attempted theft of arms from Manipur Rifles Camp by a mob, with no arrests made for the crime.
Verfied accounts on twitter, including Zogam Mosi (“@Zogam_Mosi“) claimed that after a mob attempts to steal weapons from the Manipur Rifles camp, curfew is reimposed in Imphal. Over 6000 weapons and over 5 lakh rounds of ammunition have already been looted, but no one has been caught yet. The user also added that this clearly indicates that Manipur has a serious law enforcement issue under the current BJP government and Chief Minister Biren Singh. The post was made on Nov 1, 2023, which has received an about 8,718 views on X.
#Breakingnews
— Zogam Mosi (@Zogam_Mosi) November 1, 2023
𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩.
For how much longer will the Radical Meitei Mobs/Militants have the liberty to plunder the police armory? They have… pic.twitter.com/LpLf1IpEJ6
Several other accounts like Dr. Lamtinhang Haokip (“@DrLamtinthangHk“) also claimed in the twitter post that no action has been taken by the police after a furious crowd/public and Arambai_Tenggol stormed the 1st and 2nd Battalion of the Manipur Rifles in the heart of Manipur’s capital, Imphal. It has been reported that the battalions have lost over 600 advanced weapons. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
Police have stated that the allegations are untrue. According to police, the combined security forces successfully repelled the armed miscreants’ attempt to loot weapons and ammunition from the 1st MR Battalion overnight. The perpetrators have been apprehended, and the law will take its proper course.
Manipur Police (“@manipur_police“) tweeted “The report is incorrect. A numbers of perpetrators have been arrested and the law will take it’s own course. Yesterday’s attempt to loot arms and ammunitions at 1st MR Battalion by armed miscreants was repulsed by combined Security Forces effectively.” on Nov 2, 2023 after the false claims by the users went viral.
The report is incorrect.
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) November 2, 2023
A numbers of perpetrators have been arrested and the law will take it's own course.
Yesterday's attempt to loot arms and ammunitions at 1st MR Battalion by armed miscreants was repulsed by combined Security Forces effectively. pic.twitter.com/JDj2QjZID5
Also, the tweet made by Dr. Lamtinhang Haokip (“@DrLamtinthangHk“) was absolutely untrue, as clarified by Manipur Police (“@manipur_police“) in the twitter post.
The report is incorrect. https://t.co/MKmhD3skc2 pic.twitter.com/wsOLKFmR2O
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) November 2, 2023
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1298
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 2, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: News has been shared claiming that curfew was reimposed in Imphal after a mob tried to loot arms from Manipur Rifles Camp & no perpetrators have been apprehended. Police have clarified that the claims are incorrect (1/3) pic.twitter.com/sQypKOaRwC
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating false claims to fuel the ethnic violence in the state of Manipur using disinformation.
Conclusion:
Claim : Curfew was reimposed in Imphal after a mob attempted to loot arms from the Manipur Rifles Camp, according to reports, and no perpetrators were apprehended.
Fact : The police have clarified that the claims are false. According to police, armed miscreants attempted to steal arms and ammunition from the 1st MR Battalion, but were effectively repulsed by combined Security Forces. The perpetrators have been apprehended, and the law will take its proper course.
