Government employees in Manipur were forced by volunteers of a civil society organisation to leave their offices as part of a two-day shutdown of state and central government offices.The student wing of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) entered the secretariat and the directorate of transport office,

In a related development, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in Assam said it will facilitate the return of around 1,000 Kuki-Zo people who took shelter in the Singhason hills since the outbreak of violence in Manipur in May last year.

Cocomi, a Meitei group, closed Manipur government offices. They protested inaction against Kuki militants. The group boycotted Home Minister Amit Shah. They demanded removal of two Kuki ministers. Mobile internet services were suspended.

GUWAHATI: Student volunteers of Meitei pressure group Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) went about forcing employees out of state and central govt offices across the valley districts Wednesday before putting locks on the doors,