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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Abhinay Lakshman

Meitei Leepun chief protected from arrest till December

Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh of the High Court of Manipur issued an order preventing the arrest of Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh

Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh has now been granted protection from arrest till December in a case registered against him at the Churachandpur police station in June this year, for which a local court had issued an arrest warrant earlier this month.

This case against Mr. Singh was registered under sections pertaining to promoting enmity between ethnic groups and making statements prejudicial to national integration over his remarks in an interview with The Wire’s Karan Thapar in early June.

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