Imphal: Internet services in Manipur will remain suspended for five more day. This was informed by the Manipur government on Friday. This further suspension if internet services in Manipur comes amid tensions that are still prevailing in the state.

According to reports, the Manipur DGP has informed the state government that sporadic incidents of violence are continuing to take place in parts of the state. There are also apprehensions that anti-social elements might use social media for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages.

The Manipur government fears that such use of the social media might incite passions of the public, which might have serious repercussions for the law and order situation in the state.

The internet services in Manipur have been suspended “to thwart the design and activities of anti-national and anti-social elements and to maintain peace and communal harmony and prevent any loss of life or danger to public/private property”.