62 more looted, illegal arms returned to security forces in 10 days, total reaches 690. Security forces razed 15 acres of illegal poppy plantations in the Tengnoupal district. Five illegal bunkers were bulldozed in the Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed the overall security situation in Manipur. President’s Rule was promulgated in the restive Manipur on February 13, after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned. The meeting in Delhi was the first such top-level review meeting held after the imposition of President’s Rule in the northeastern state, which has been witnessing ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 3, 2023. The Home Minister directed that free movement be ensured for people on all roads in the Manipur from March 8 and asked for strict action against anyone attempting to create obstructions. He also instructed that the fencing work on both sides of the designated entry points along Manipur’s border with Myanmar should be completed at the earliest. He said that to make Manipur drug-free, the entire network involved in the drug trade should be dismantled.
