Authorities in Manipur reimposed a curfew in the Imphal valley and suspended internet in at least seven districts on Saturday amid simmering tensions over the abduction of six members of a Meitei family and the subsequent recovery of three unidentified bodies,

The discovery of six bodies — believed to belong to the Hindu Meitei community — sparked anger in the eastern Indian state. Protesters targeted politicians as Hindu and Christian groups clash.

Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur suspended internet and mobile services and imposed an indefinite curfew on Saturday in areas where protesters were besieging politicians' homes over deadly inter-ethnic violence.

Curfew has been clamped in Manipur's Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Thoubal districts on Saturday after widespread attacks in different places, including on residences of ministers and

Following protests over the discovery of six bodies in Manipur's Jiribam district, a curfew has been imposed in Imphal West and East. Demonstrators, demanding justice, targeted the homes of government officials,

The curfew was imposed for an indefinite period in several districts including Imphal East and West. Authorities also suspended internet services temporarily in seven districts on Saturday evening.

Large-scale violence was reported in parts of Manipur's Imphal Valley districts as mobs stormed the residences of local MLAs and destroyed property in protest against the killing of three women and three children in Jiribam district.