Security forces in Manipur have arrested four militants from different proscribed outfits across three districts, recovering explosives in a separate operation.
Students at Manipur University protested a bomb blast that occurred on campus, demanding educational freedom and condemning the violence.
A women's rally outside the Imphal residence of Union minister R K Ranjan Singh turned ugly when the protestors threw stones at it demanding that he speak in Parliament about the situation in the ethnic strife-affected state.
Thousands of agitators took part in the rally, during which violence between tribals and non-tribals was reported in Torbung area, a senior police officer said.
The raids were conducted following reports of infiltration of armed militants, official sources said.
