Mob did not storm home of Manipur chief minister

GUWAHATI, Sept 29 (Reuters): Indian police have dismissed as "false and misleading" reports that a mob attacked the private residence of Biren Singh, chief minister of the strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur, adding that it was protected by "adequate security".
Thursday's comments followed reports by media, including Reuters, as protests rocked the state capital of Imphal, injuring more than 80 people, before the return of an uneasy calm on Friday.
"News of the chief minister's personal residence being mobbed is false and misleading," the state police said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Adequate security is already in place."
Ethnic violence has plunged the state bordering Myanmar into what many security experts describe as an intense civil war fought over land, jobs and political clout between its majority Meitei and minority tribal Kuki communities.
There was no violence on Friday, despite some protesters defying curfew in parts of the city, as police and paramilitary troops stood on guard to keep the situation under control. "With curfew, as mobile internet is not available, life is becoming complete hell," said college student Subhash Singh in Imphal, where only a few groceries and chemists were allowed to open to enable purchases of essential items and medicines.