{
  "id": 15157789,
  "title": "Manipur needed this much security: Mamata-TMC over police deployment in Delhi for anti-SIR stir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/manipur-needed-this-much-security-mamata-tmc-over-police-deployment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:25:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/manipur-needed-this-much-security-mamata-tmc-over-police-deployment-in-delhi-for-anti-sir-stir/article71595815.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TMC leader Kunal Ghosh expressed concerns over the extensive police deployment in Delhi for anti-SIR protests, questioning why a similar number of forces were not sent to Manipur, which has been plagued by ethnic violence for over three years. The Manipur conflict between Meitei and Kuki communities, which started in May 2023, has resulted in at least 306 deaths and numerous missing persons. Ghosh criticized the government's inability to address the youth's concerns and suggested that deploying security personnel to Manipur could have resolved the issue there. The protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have entered their seventh day, with opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of deleting voters' names and the BJP alleging a political motive behind the protests.",
  "summary": "Responding to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's accusation that the opposition was seeking a regime change along the lines of Bangladesh and using the energy of youth to spread \"anarchy\", Kunal Ghosh said",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/a-thousand-slogans-echoed-here-but-it-could-be-the-end-for-iconic",
        "published": "2026-10-17T00:41:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Anti-CEC protest: Delhi Police registers at least 10 FIRs against right-wing members over assaults on protesters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/anti-cec-protest-delhi-police-registers-at-least-10-firs-against",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:37:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Police release images after ‘alarming’ string of sex assaults",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/police-release-images-after-alarming-string-of-sex-assaults",
        "published": "2026-10-17T08:16:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Police release images after ‘alarming’ string of sex assaults",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/police-release-images-after-alarming-string-of-sex-assaults-15154791",
        "published": "2026-10-17T08:16:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}