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Curfew Called Off In Five Manipur Districts, Restrictions Eased In Others

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a judicial probe headed by a retired high court chief justice to inquire into clashes which erupted in the north-eastern state of Manipur, will soon be announced

The curfew has been called off in five Manipur districts, officials said today, adding that the prohibitory orders have been relaxed for a few hours in other districts.

The announcement comes just a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned of strict action against those who did not surrender arms in violence-hit Manipur and that a judicial probe will be carried out.

Amid other efforts by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to quell the situation in Manipur, Senior IPS officer Rajiv Singh was on Thursday appointed the new Director General of Police of the state, replacing P Doungel, an official order said.

On May 30, Singh, who was working as an inspector general with the CRPF, has been sent to Manipur on inter-cadre deputation for three years, as per an order of the Ministry of Home Affairs. 

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