Overview
- Hundreds from relief camps attempted to march from Yaingangpokpi toward Gwaltabi to re-enter their homes but were stopped at a restricted zone.
- Security forces used tear gas, mock bombs, and lathi charge to disperse the crowd, while protesters alleged that live rounds were fired.
- Reports counted seven to eight injured, including Impact TV journalist P. Bobo, one police personnel, several IDPs, and local residents.
- Imphal East’s district collector and superintendent of police met protesters, cited law-and-order concerns, and said safe return was under consideration as a sit-in continued under a police cordon.
- The Sangai Festival recorded roughly 8,000–9,000 visitors over nine days under heavy security, far below 2022’s 2.19 lakh, as IDPs and civil society groups pressed for immediate resettlement.