Amid the ongoing violence in Manipur, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over three cases linked to violence against civilians that have disrupted the public order in the state. The Manipur government transferred the three cases to NIA on the orders issued by Union Home Ministry.
Amid the ongoing violence in Manipur, the Manipur police on Sunday imposed a curfew in both districts of Imphal until further notice.
This comes after six people were found dead. Following the incident, the Manipur government suspended internet in seven districts.
Manipur Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence, K Kabib, said on Wednesday that the state police is maintaining law and order a day after fresh violence erupted in Manipur.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed concerns over fresh incidents of violence in Manipur and said the Government of India needs to intervene in this.
A large-scale joint combing operation was conducted by the Assam Rifles along with CRPF and Manipur Police in the Jiribam district of Manipur to reinforce security and stability in the district, Assam Rifles said in a press release on Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday did holistic review of the security situation in Manipur in a high-level meeting here in the national capital and directed to ensure that "no further incident of violence takes place" in the north-eastern state.
Invoking the ethnic violence in Manipur, Congress General Secretary for Communication Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Prime Minister "barely even acknowledged" the crisis.
From the India-China border situation in Ladakh to the violence in Manipur, Congress posed four questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the allegedly increasingly "disturbed" situation in different parts of the northeast.
Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur, IPS Anand Mishra and Superintendent of Police (Border-II) APS Randeep Kumar Baruah have been placed at the disposal of Manipur government to take charge of the SITs constituted for Manipur incidents with immediate effect.