Overview

• District Magistrate Dharun Kumar S ordered the entire Churachandpur district to be a no-drone zone with immediate effect until further orders.
• Authorities cited the need to bolster security for a VVIP visit, with reports indicating Prime Minister Narendra Modi could travel to Manipur around September 13 after a stop in Mizoram.
• Officials in Aizawl have indicated the likely itinerary, but there is no formal confirmation from New Delhi, Imphal, or the Manipur BJP.
• Violations of the drone ban are punishable under section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alongside other applicable laws.
• If it proceeds, this would mark Modi’s first visit to Manipur since the May 2023 ethnic violence that killed over 260 people and displaced thousands, with Churachandpur noted as a Kuki stronghold bordering Mizoram.