On Monday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) assumed responsibility for investigating three new cases of violence in Manipur. The decision to hand over the cases to the NIA followed a review of the situation in the state by the Union Home Ministry.
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Which 3 Manipur Violence Cases Has the NIA Taken Over?
1 - Jiribam Incident on November 8
The Manipur government has transferred the case files related to the incident registered at Jiribam Police Station on November 8 to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The case involves the murder and burning of a Hmar woman from Jairolpokpi (Zairawn) in Jiribam district, which occurred on November 7 around 9 p.m. at her residence, allegedly carried out by heavily armed militants.
The NIA has re-registered the FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Arms Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The incident triggered further violence in the state. Additionally, six members of a Meitei family—three women and three children—from the same village were reported missing, with officials suspecting they were abducted by militants. On Friday, the decomposed bodies of two children, including an infant, and a woman were discovered near the Manipur-Assam border.
2 - Attack on CRPF Post on November 11
On Monday, the NIA took over the second case connected to the November 11 attack by armed militants on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Jakuradhor Karong and the Borobekra police station. The case was initially registered at the Borobekra Police Station.
3 - November 11 Incident: Firing and House Burnings
The third case, also filed at the Boroberkra Police Station, pertains to the November 11 incident at Jakuradhor Karong. The FIR was lodged against unidentified armed militants who opened fire on the Borobekra Police Station and residential areas in Jakuradhor Karong, while also setting several houses and shops on fire.
This development comes as Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds consecutive review meetings in New Delhi, where he has instructed both security officials and the Manipur government, led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, to maintain peace in the state.
New Wave of Violence Erupts in Manipur
Since Saturday (November 18), Manipur has been experiencing renewed unrest following violent protests that have heightened tensions in the Imphal valley.
The protests erupted after six decomposed bodies were discovered, believed to be connected to a recent shootout in Jiribam, where 10 Kuki militants were killed.
Civil society organizations, led by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), issued warnings to both the state and central governments.
“All the MLAs and other leaders must sit together to take decisive action to resolve the present crisis at the earliest,” COCOMI spokesperson Khuraijam Athouba said.
“If they do not take any decisive action that satisfies the people, the government will bear the brunt of the people’s discontent and anger," he warned.
Protesters, in the meantime, targeted the ancestral home of Manipur Chief Minister Singh, along with the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs.
According to official reports, on Saturday, demonstrators set fire to multiple properties belonging to lawmakers, including the home of PWD Minister Govindas Konthoujam in Ningthoukhong, BJP MLA Y. Radheshyam’s residence in Langmeidong Bazar, BJP MLA Paonam Brojen’s house in Thoubal district, and Congress MLA Th Lokeshwar’s property in Imphal East district.
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