Imphal, Oct. 21 -- Protesters demonstrating against the killing of three Meitei men in Manipur clashed with police outside a sports complex in Imphal on Wednesday, prompting security personnel to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. Three people sustained minor injuries, an officer said.

The protest took place outside Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, where Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh and state Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam were attending the first Manipur Poomsae Taekwondo Championship, with delegates from South Korea also participating.

Women protesters attempted to storm the complex, arguing that the chief minister and home minister should not attend a sporting event while civilians were being killed and the state continu...