NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Over 50 students were injured on Tuesday during massive protests against the killing of two students in India's northeastern state of Manipur, local media reports said.
According to officials on Tuesday, hundreds of students in Imphal took to the streets to protest against the brutal murder of two students by suspected armed men, demanding justice for the victims.
The government forces used tear gas shells and smoke bombs and resorted to baton charging to disperse the crowd. The police action left dozens of protesters injured, who were rushed to the hospital.
The protests were triggered after the photos of the bodies of a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man surfaced on social media. The students went missing in July during the peak of ethnic violence in the state.
The Manipur government has asked people to exercise restraint and allow authorities to investigate the killing of the duo.
In a statement issued by the secretariat of the chief minister late on Monday night, the state government said the case has already been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). ■
