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The six teachers were later suspended by MU.Demanding the release of these teachers and students, MU Teachers Association (Muta) and MU Staff Association went on a mass casual leave on Wednesday. IMPHAL: The ongoing crisis at Manipur University (MU) took a turn for the worse on Wednesday as police fired tear-gas shells and threw mock bombs to disperse students when they attempted to storm into the office of pro-vice chancellor K Yugindro. A contingent of police personnel, which was on vigil there, stopped the students from moving further towards the administrative block, after which a confrontation ensued. Six teachers and over 80 students were arrested during the raid after which an Imphal court remanded the six teachers and nine students to judicial custody for 15 days. Police then fired tear-gas shells and threw mock bombs to disperse the protesters MU has been on the boil for four months now with teachers, students and staff members bringing allegations of administrative and financial irregularities against vice-chancellor Adya Prashad Pandey..