Manipur’s capital Imphal has been under curfew since July 8. Section 144 of the CrPC prohibiting the assembly of more than 10 people in an area was clamped on the East and West Imphal districts following the violence which erupted after the death of a school student, Sapam Robinhood, due to police action.Tyres burning in an Imphal street.School-girls protesting.Police lobbed tear-gas shells at a procession in Imphal East district comprising mostly students from various schools of Imphal demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state. Sixteen-year-old Sapam was hit by a shell on the face. He later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.An injured protester in an Imphal hospital.A confrontation between the police and protesters in Imphal.The procession was in support of the ongoing movement in the state demanding implementation of the ILP. It is spearheaded by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit.The Joint Committee is demanding the scrapping of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors Tenant and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015, and the introduction of a bill to implement the ILP in the current session of the state assembly to “safeguard the interests of indigenous people and fulfil their aspirations”.Some residents of Imphal posing with a demand for the ILP.Women in white clothing, a traditional act of mourning, walk on a street in Imphal in defiance of the curfew.Even though prohibitory orders are in place, people have come out in large numbers to register their protest against it and demand the state government introduce the inner line permit system.A protester nabbed by the police.When the curfew was relaxed for a few hours…The photos in this story were all mailed to The Wire by residents of Imphal.