Thousands of people staged coordinated “sound protests” across Manipur’s five valley districts on Friday, demanding an end to continued killings and the prolonged ethnic conflict. Protesters banged utensils, beat drums, blew vehicle horns and raised slogans against the government’s failure to restore normalcy. Tensions escalated near Imphal’s historic Kangla Fort, where police fired tear gas shells to disperse crowds and barricaded roads leading to Raj Bhavan.