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Podcast: India News - English
Episode: Anti-govt protesters try to attack Manipur CMs ancestral house, security forces foil attempt
Description: A mob tried to attack Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s empty ancestral house on Thursday night, despite a security clampdown and curfew in the Imphal valley. Security forces, however, were successful in foiling the attempt after firing in the air. Singh lives in a separate, well-guarded official residence in the centre of the state’s capital. “There was an attempt to attack the chief minister’s ancestral house at Heingang locality in Imphal. Security forces stopped the mob around 100-150 metres away from the house,” a police officer said. Nobody stays in the house now though it too is guarded ro...