Overview

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed security forces to ensure unrestricted movement on Manipur's roads beginning March 8, 2025.
• This decision comes after a high-level meeting involving senior officials, including the Manipur Governor, military leaders, and paramilitary forces, to review the state's security situation.
• Ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023 has led to over 250 deaths, 60,000 displacements, and persistent road blockades restricting movement and essential supplies.
• Security forces have dismantled civilian blockades and bunkers on major highways since the imposition of President's Rule on February 13, 2025, but tensions between communities remain high.
• Additional measures include completing border fencing, dismantling drug networks, and extending the deadline for surrendering looted weapons to March 6, with over 300 arms already recovered.