Overview
- On November 24 in Imphal East, hundreds of displaced residents from Ekou, Dolaithabi and Yengkhuman were blocked at Pukhao and near Dolaithabi Dam, with officials reporting injuries to three IDPs and two police after lathi-charge and tear gas.
- Security forces erected barricades and used tear gas, with some accounts noting blank rounds, to prevent entry into sensitive foothill areas designated as red zones bordering Kangpokpi.
- Students marched toward Raj Bhavan on November 25 to submit a memorandum condemning the force used on IDPs, followed by a November 26 sit-in by women in Sagolmang alleging tear gas was fired near a community health centre and school buses.
- Manipur Congress MLA Lokeshwar Singh demanded an inquiry into reports that tear gas shells were fired toward the Sagolmang community health centre during the confrontations.
- As the Sangai Festival resumes, officials present it as a step toward recovery and reiterate rehabilitation pledges, citing more than 59,000 people in over 300 relief camps and a stated goal of completing resettlement by December.