India, May 25 -- At least eight people were injured after security forces fired smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse protesters who marched to the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday afternoon over an alleged directive to remove 'Manipur' from a Manipur State Transport (MST) bus operating at the Shirui Festival in Ukhrul.

The protesters had gathered at Khwairamband Keithel following a call by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an apex civil society body, to stage a mass agitation and had walked for around 500 metres before being halted by the police. Security personnel fired rounds of smoke bombs to disperse the protesters near Kangla Western Gate, injuring more than eight people.

The protesters were demanding an apolo...