New Delhi: Re-polling will be done on Saturday in 34 polling booths in Manipur's five hill districts. All polling stations are being treated as hyper-sensitive and will be guarded by paramilitary forces.
The January 20 polls in Manipur were marred by several instances of violence, which left five people dead.
The dead also included two civilians and one polling officer.
According to eyewitnesses some militants tried to capture a booth and fired at the CRPF personnel present there. One of the CRPF personnel was killed when a militant fired him from a very close range.
The violence took place even as security was tightened across all polling stations, especially a day after the blast outside a government official's house. Several other small incidents of violence have been reported from the state.
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