NEW DELHI, Sept 1, 2015 (AFP) - Protesters went on the rampage in India’s remote northeast overnight over controversial tribal rights laws, leaving three people feared dead and homes burnt, a senior local official said Tuesday.
Police fired on the protesters in Manipur state after they torched the homes of local and federal lawmakers, hours after the bills passed through the local parliament.
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