India, April 7 -- The authorities have barred gatherings of over four people and the carrying of firearms, swords, sticks, stones, or any other lethal or sharp-edged objects across Lilong in Manipur's Thoubal district amid tensions in the aftermath of an arson attack on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary on Sunday.

Officials said a mob set fire to the BJP's state minority wing chief Asker Ali's residence over his support for the enactment of the new law last week for sweeping changes in regulating and managing Islamic charitable endowments or Waqf.

In an order issued based on a Thoubal police superintendent's report, district magistrate A Subhash Singh cited the sensitivity of the matter in and around Lilong and said there was a...