Imphal, July 9 -- Manipur Police on Tuesday arrested six more members of Arambai Tenggol (AT), a Meitei socio-cultural organization, who were involved in a physical assault on an officer and personnel of the Manipur Police during a bandh in Bishnupur district.

To date, a total of eight AT volunteers have been arrested in the same case, the police reported on Wednesday.

Manipur Police arrested the errant AT members in connection with the assault case, in which irate protesters injured the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and his escort team during an attack.

The incident occurred when police personnel were dispersing a violent mob at the Nambol Thongkha area of the Bishnupur district.

The AT called the statewide bandh on June ...