- Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was stopped by the police as they fired tear gas nearby to disperse gathering crowds.
- This incident took place as he was on his way to visit northeastern state of Manipur, India where there has been ongoing conflict.
- Gandhi is a leader of the opposition Congress Party.
- Ethnic clashes in Manipur have resulted in 100 deaths, thousands of homes burned and businesses vandalised. 40,000 people have been relocated to safe areas.
- “Seeing the ground situation, we stopped him from moving forward and advised him to travel to Churachandpur via helicopter,” Bishnupur police chief Heisnam Balram Singh told Reuters TV partner ANI.
- Gandhi, 53, returned to Imphal and arrived in Churachandpur by helicopter, according to Keisham Meghachandra Singh, Manipur state Congress president.
