Imphal, April 17 -- The Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) has issued a statutory advisory expressing concern over recent incidents in the state, highlighting what it termed "grave violations of child rights" and calling for restraint in the handling of public protests.

In its latest order, the Commission said it had taken suo motu cognisance of an incident in which a pre-nursery child, aged below four years, was injured during tear gas shelling in a residential area at Singjamei Kakwa Ashem Leikai on the night of April 16. The child was reportedly near his residence and not involved in any protest. The panel noted that the injury was allegedly caused by indiscriminate use of force by combined security personnel. ...