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MHA gives another extension to panel probing Manipur violence | India News

MHA gives another extension to panel probing Manipur violence | India News

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2 min readNew DelhiMay 15, 2026 01:58 AM IST The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a fresh gazette notification giving another extension until November 20, 2026, to a Commission of Inquiry for submitting its report on the probe into the 2023 Manipur violence that claimed over 250 lives. In February, three months before the Commission was due to submit its report, Justice Ajay Lamba, former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and head of the Commission, resigned and the Centre had announced the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the new chairman. Other members of the Commission are retired IAS officer Himanshu Sekhar Das and retired IPS officer Aloka Prabhakar. According to the MHA notification issued on Thursday, the Commission will now submit its report to the Central government as soon as possible but “not later than November 20, 2026”. The three-member panel was formed on June 4, 2023, in the aftermath of the outbreak of violence on May 3, 2023, in Manipur. Since then, the …

Manipur violence: SC asks CBI, SIT to share chargesheet copies with victims, kin | Legal News

Manipur violence: SC asks CBI, SIT to share chargesheet copies with victims, kin | Legal News

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3 min readNew DelhiFeb 27, 2026 02:15 AM IST The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBI and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the ethnic violence that rocked Manipur in 2023 to share the copies of the chargesheets filed in the cases with the victims and kin. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued the direction after perusing the status report filed by former Maharashtra DGP Dattatray Padsalgikar, who is monitoring the investigations. The SC had appointed Padsalgikar on August 11, 2023, to supervise the probe by the CBI and state police in Manipur, and asked him to also “investigate the allegations that certain police officers colluded with perpetrators of violence (including sexual violence) during the conflict”. Hearing the Manipur violence-related matters on February 13, the SC had sought a fresh report on the status of the investigation. Padsalgikar, in his report, said CBI had filed chargesheets before the special court in 20 violence cases and that investigation in 6 other FIRs is …

Manipur Police files FIR against Kuki student leader for threatening Meiteis | Latest News India

Manipur Police files FIR against Kuki student leader for threatening Meiteis | Latest News India

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Imphal, Manipur Police have filed an FIR against the president of Kuki Student Organisation Delhi for his threats to not allow Meiteis to cross buffer zones to attend the upcoming 5th state-level Shirui Lily festival in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. Manipur Police files FIR against Kuki student leader for threatening Meiteis In a post on X, Police on Saturday said, “As regards to one Paojakhup Guite, Prez KSO Delhi threats to the Meitei, to not allow to cross the buffer zone to attend the upcoming Shirui festival in Ukhrul, which is circulated in social media since yesterday, Churachandpur police has registered an FIR and all efforts, including raid, are being made in nearby districts for his immediate arrest.” The police of neighbouring states of Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya, etc have been requested to arrest him as quickly as possible, the Manipur police said. It said all necessary security arrangements would be made to ensure the security of people attending the Shirui festival. Earlier, Guite in a video widely circulated in social media said, “They are …

Manipur: Kuki groups warn Meiteis against climbing ‘sacred’ hill

Manipur: Kuki groups warn Meiteis against climbing ‘sacred’ hill

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Kuki-Zo civil society organisations have “warned” the Meitei community against climbing the Thangjing Hill in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, stating that any attempts “will be opposed tooth and nail”. The Thangjing Hill is considered a sacred site for Meiteis who visit it in April. In a statement, six Kuki-Zo groups said any attempt to climb the hills would be viewed as a “direct challenge”. “There is speculation that the Meitei community intends to cross the buffer zone for Chinga Kaba at Thangting Hill in the month of April. No political settlement has been reached between the Government of India and the Kuki-Zo community, and without such an agreement, the Meitei community has no jurisdiction to enter Kuki-Zo land,” it said. “Whoever attempts to cross the buffer zone shall be considered a direct challenge to the Kuki-Zo community, and any untoward incidents that occur during such attempts shall be solely the responsibility of those who undertake them,” it added. The groups, among which were Kuki Inpi Churachandpur and Kuki Students Organisation Churachandpur, appealed for maintaining the status …

Protest Against President’s Rule Continues In Manipur, Meiteis Demand Rollback

Protest Against President’s Rule Continues In Manipur, Meiteis Demand Rollback

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Guwahati: Days after President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur, protests could be seen at different parts of Valley areas. While the Kuki-dominated hill districts welcomed the Central government’s decision, the civil society organisations based in Meitei-dominated valley districts have been demanding the revocation of the decision. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity demanded the revocation of President’s Rule and asked the Central Government to reinstate the popular government.  Ten MLAs from the Kuki community, however, have welcomed the decision. Different women’s groups from Imphal East gathered at Thumbutgong Brahmapur areas today and shouted slogans, demanding a popular government in the state as soon as possible. Talking to media persons, woman volunteer BM Roji said people are angry and suffering due to political instability in the state. Different Meira Paibi organisations are protesting against the Central government’s decision to impose President’s Rule, she said. After many tribal organisations of Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities, 10 Manipur tribal MLAs, who have also been demanding separate administrations or a Union Territory with the legislature for tribals in the state, expressed hope …

Autopsy Reveals Chilling Details Of Meitei Family Kidnapped, Killed By Kuki Militants In Manipur

Autopsy Reveals Chilling Details Of Meitei Family Kidnapped, Killed By Kuki Militants In Manipur

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Six members of the Meitei family who were executed by Kuki militants in Manipur Imphal/New Delhi: The last photograph of L Chingkheinganba Singh, 3, whose partially decomposed body was found in a river in Manipur’s Jiribam district, shows five other family members including his infant sibling and mother sitting together in a forested area. Chingkheinganba Singh, in a tiny pink t-shirt, had turned his head to look at something or someone. His mother and eight-month-old sibling sat a step across from him. An orange rattle toy lay on a nest of dry bamboo leaves on the ground. The three-year-old boy from the Meitei community has a bullet wound in the skull, the autopsy report said. There are stab wounds and fractures in the chest and lacerations in the forearm and other parts of the body. His right eye is missing. The autopsy report shows his mother, L Heitonbi Devi, 25, has three bullet wounds in the chest and one in the buttock. His grandmother Y Rani Devi, 60, has five bullet wounds – one in …

Manipur’s Meiteis Demand Safe Release Of 6 Hostages, Hold Silent Protests

Manipur’s Meiteis Demand Safe Release Of 6 Hostages, Hold Silent Protests

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Members of various communities call for release of six kidnapped civilians in Manipur New Delhi: The women’s wing of the Delhi Meitei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) on Thursday appealed for the safe and immediate release of six people – three women and three children including an infant – kidnapped by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur’s Jiribam district. The women leaders of the valley-dominant Meitei community in a statement demanded immediate and serious intervention from the highest levels of the government to ensure safe release of the kidnapped civilians. They said if the women and children are harmed, the authorities will have to take responsibility. Not taking visible action to ensure the safe release of the six hostages may deepen public mistrust and fuel perception that the government is “complicit in perpetuating violence for political ends, including the potential division of Manipur along ethnic lines”, the DMCC said. They said failure to secure release of the six civilians would not only “signal an erosion of the Indian state’s moral and protective authority but also raise grave questions …

Fresh violence erupts in Manipur after militants attack village in Jiribam – India TV

Fresh violence erupts in Manipur after militants attack village in Jiribam – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Representative Image The situation remains tense in Manipur as fresh violence broke out in the northeastern state on Saturday. During the wee hours of the day, the militants attacked a village in Jiribam district, an official said. The militants used sophisticated weapons and opened fire, targeting the village in the vicinity of the Borobekra police station around 5 am, he said. Furthermore, he added that they also charged bombs. The official said that the CRPF and police personnel retaliated to the attack and a heavy exchange of fire started. He also stated that the additional security forces were being rushed to the spot as reinforcement. So far no casualties have been reported in the gunfight.  The violence broke out while the elderly people, women and children were being moved to safer places by security forces. The area, Borobekra, is located around 30 km from Jiribam town. It is surrounded by thick forests and a mountainous terrain.  Since the ethnic violence broke out in May last year, the area has witnessed several such …

‘Appeal to Manipuris to Shun Violence’: MHA Leads Peace Talks, Kukis Demand UT Status To ‘Move Forward’

‘Appeal to Manipuris to Shun Violence’: MHA Leads Peace Talks, Kukis Demand UT Status To ‘Move Forward’

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Last Updated: October 16, 2024, 08:56 IST Manipur has been embroiled in violence between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities since May 2023. (Image: PTI/File) The Kuki side, however, claimed that their leaders only met the bureaucrats and no joint meeting with the Meiteis and Naga MLAs happened. The much touted Manipur peace talks initiated by the Ministry of Home Affairs resolved unanimously on Tuesday to “appeal to people of the State belonging to all communities to shun the path of violence so that no more precious lives of innocent citizens are lost.” The Kuki side, however, claimed that their leaders only met the bureaucrats and no joint meeting with the Meiteis and Naga MLAs happened. The meeting, as per a statement issued by Kuki-Zo MLAs and their Secretary Convenor, Chinlunthang, was chaired by BJP Manipur prabhari Sambit Patra and had in attendance Dr Ajeet Gopchade, BJP leader, AK Mishra – North East Interlocutor and Rajesh Kamble, IB official. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement said, “A group of elected members of …

Delhi High Court rejects NIA’s preliminary objection to maintainability of plea challenging arrest of UNLF (P) cadres | Delhi News

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the preliminary objection raised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) regarding the maintainability of the petition filed by three cadres of the United National Liberation Front (P) challenging their arrest and remand orders for waging war against the state in the backdrop of Manipur’s ethnic violence. The high court also held that in matters concerning personal liberty, it is “never just or proper to reject a plea based on a pedantic, hyper-technical” approach. Based on a July 19, 2023, FIR, NIA arrested the self-styled army chief of the organisation Thokchom Shyamjai Singh, its intelligence officer Laimayum Anand Sharma, and a driver Salam Ibomcha Meitei on March 13. The three are facing charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal conspiracy and waging war against the state, as well as for offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. NIA has alleged that the three are involved in raising funds for UNLF through extortion, as well as recruiting cadres and procuring weapons to incite violence in Manipur. Notably, the …