Kohima/Imphal: The six-hour bandh called by Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) across all Naga inhabited areas on Saturday passed off peacefully. The bandh was observed across Nagaland and in the five Naga inhabited areas of Chandel, Kamjong, Senapati, Tameglong and Ukhrul in Manipur.

Wedding goers, persons on medical duty, media persons and students appearing for exams were exempted from the bandh that started at 6 am and ended at 12 noon. Shops, fuel outlets and other business establishments across the state remained shut.

The state police including the Special Task Force (STF) was deployed at strategic locations to ensure law and order.

The shutdown is part of a mass agitation across the Naga-inhabited areas being organised by various Naga student apex bodies under the aegis of the Naga Student Federation (NSF), an apex student union of the Nagas.

In Manipur, a total bandh was seen in all the five Naga-inhabited areas, including Chandel, Kamjong, Tamenglong, Senapati and Ukhrul districts. However, no untoward incident was reported during the six-hour complete shutdown.