Overview

• Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla reports that joint operations by state police and armed forces have seized hundreds of firearms and large ammunition caches
• Intensified crackdowns have led to the arrest of insurgents involved in cyber-facilitated extortion schemes and militia funding networks
• Manipur Police has established an anti-extortion cell and confidential helpline in coordination with Central Armed Police Forces, Assam Rifles and the Army to protect civilians from unlawful demands
• Strategic checkpoints on national highways across valley and hill districts are ensuring uninterrupted supplies of food, medicines and other essentials
• Dialogue with Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga civil society organisations is underway to facilitate the voluntary resettlement of internally displaced persons