Overview

• Government offices in Senapati, Tamenglong, Ukhrul and Chandel districts remain paralysed on the second day of the ANSAM-led shutdown.
• The protest targets the government’s decision to end the visa-free Free Movement Regime—a zone once set at 16 km and cut to 10 km under pass rules since December 2023—and to erect fencing along the border.
• A scuffle in Senapati led to partial damage of the district superintendent of police’s vehicle before authorities restored order.
• ANSAM warned that anyone assisting in the transportation or storage of fencing materials would be held accountable for consequences.
• Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Home Secretary Govind Mohan convened high-level security reviews in Imphal to assess law and order and fencing progress.