In an indirect admission that human rights had been violated in Manipur under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on Thursday said some innocent people had lost lives in the past few years and urged the Centre to review or modify the Act.

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The withdrawal of the Act from seven assembly segments earlier was a signal to the Centre. "Time has come for review or modification of the controversial Act," Singh said addressing a seminar on the role of media in development and peace.