<p>Demonstrators across <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/manipur-mlas-express-hope-for-peace-in-state-23484866" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Manipur</a>'s Imphal Valley on Friday burnt tyres in the middle of roads to protest the arrest of village volunteers in Kakching district, officials said.</p>
<p>Security personnel arrested more than 10 village volunteers in an early morning operation at Panjao Pallumda in the district and later took them to a security forces camp at Phundrei in Thoubal district, officials added.</p>
<p>The arrests came a day after <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/manipur-chief-minister-n-biren-singh-resigns-governor-asks-him-to-continue-until-alternative-arrangements-are-made-23480000" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla</a> urged the people of the strife-torn state to voluntarily surrender looted and illegally held weapons within seven days, asserting that "strict action" would be taken after the expiry of the deadline.</p>
<p>According to officials, the demonstrations were held in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, and Kakching districts.</p>
<p>Protesters also forced the closure of roadside shops and markets in Wangkhei, Uripok, Thangmeiband, and Khurai areas of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/manipur-killings-protests-continue-in-imphal-23432923" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Imphal</a>, they added.</p>
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