Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh said that peace dialogue is the only solution to resolve the ethnic conflict in the state. Since May 2023, ethnic violence between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups has killed more than 260 people and left thousands homeless.
On the sidelines of the 134th Raising Day in Imphal on Sunday (October 19, 2025), the DGP said, “These are very challenging times, but we have tried to tackle them with the best possible strength and in cooperation with everyone.” Mr Singh said there was a lot of damage to property and people and normal life was disrupted.
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“There are issues that we are trying to resolve as soon as possible because we also want peace and normalcy as soon as possible…Things have improved in the last one-and-a-half years,” Mr Singh said. “Violence, deaths and injuries are down,” he said.
“Arson and firing are happening sporadically, but the security forces are on the alert and everyone is trying to ensure that nothing escalates,” the DGP said.
“I request the communities on both sides to come up with proposals and try to talk about them. The only solution to this problem is a peaceful dialogue between the two communities (Meitei and Kuki) taking into account all the stakeholders,” the DGP said. He also said that Manipur Police is a civilian friendly force.
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“There have been instances where the security forces have not prevailed because otherwise it would have resulted in great harm to innocent civilians,” the officer said.
Mr. Singh had earlier told a gathering at the 1st Manipur Rifles parade, “As many as 3,014 illegal arms and 30,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered, while more than 1,000 illegally held arms along with 15,000 rounds of ammunition were handed over to the security forces in the past years.” He added that 445 IEDs and 809 hand grenades were recovered in the last year, during which 26 insurgents were detained under the National Security Act.
In view of ethnic disputes, the Center imposed President’s rule in Manipur after Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned. The state assembly, which has a term of office until 2027, has been suspended. “Manipur Police celebrated its 134th Resurrection Day with parades on Sunday (October 19, 2025),” it said on Monday (October 20, 2025).
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“Manipur Police on Sunday (October 19, 2025) celebrated its 134th promotion day with a parade at 1MR (Manipur Rifles) Ground with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla as the chief guest,” it said. “Twelve contingents of Manipur Police participated in the parade along with display of sports skills by Manipur Police personnel,” it said.
“Another SP Saikhom Mirabai Chanu who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad in August 2025 and a silver medal at the World Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Ford, Norway also received a special award,” he said.
“DGP Manipur announced that the Governor in Council has recently approved the PHQ (Police Headquarters) proposal to revise the annual uniform allowance for Manipur Police Service (MPS) officers and Junior Commissioners (Inspectors, Subedars, Sub-Inspectors and Jemadars) to a statement of ₹8,000 and ₹0,000 respectively by adding an allowance of ₹0,000, in the order listed. 1989 had remained unchanged for the past 36 years. She also said that Kangpokpi Police Station was awarded the DGP Manipur Trophy for the best police station in 2025.
Published – 20 October 2025 13:17 IST
