The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur's six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam.

Amid the escalating violence, MHA reimposed stringent Armed Forces Act, 1958 six police station areas of five Manipur districts

The Central government notification on the reimposition of AFSPA came the same day the Manipur police announced the seizure of a cache of arms and ammunition from Manipur's Jiribam and Churachandpur districts

In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous volatile situation there due to the ongoing ethnic violence.

The Centre has reimposed a law to protect security forces in hostile areas AFSPA in several new locations in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.

The Union Home Ministry has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in six police station areas of Manipur, including the violence-hit Jiribam, citing the state's volatile security...

Union Home Ministry reimposes AFSPA in Manipur's volatile areas amid ongoing ethnic violence, excluding 19 police station areas.

In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous volatile situation there due to the ongoing ethnic violence

The police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East, Jiribam, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi and Moirang in Bishnupur.