On August 7, the State Government in an immediate order suspended mobile data services for five days across the state in after a report by the Superintendent of Police of Bishnupur district that a vehicle was set ablaze by three-four men at Phougakchao Ikhang on August 6, reports NDTV. The crime has created communal tension, the order said. Some anti-social elements are using social media to transmit hate speeches inciting the passions of the public, the order further said. For the last few days Manipur has been witnessing protests, and an indefinite economic blockade on its highways called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM) that has been demanding that the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 not to be tabled in the Assembly.