Manipur 2023 violence probe panel gets another extension

Guwahati: The Centre has given another six-month extension to the inquiry commission to submit its report on the probe into the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence.

The commission, constituted on June 4, 2023, has now been asked to submit its findings "as soon as possible" and no later than May 20 next year. This is the seventh extension for the panel.

The three-member panel, now headed by former Supreme Court judge Balbir Singh Chauhan, is probing the sequence of events and facts related to the ethnic violence that broke out in the state on May 3, 2023, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' in the hill districts.


Manipur home minister Govindas Konthoujam informed the state assembly on September 3, 2026, that at least 306 people have been killed and 49 remain missing in the ethnic violence that has gripped the state since May 2023.

The scope of the inquiry includes ascertaining whether there were any lapses or dereliction of duty on the part of any of the authorities or individuals responsible. The panel is also assessing the adequacy of the administrative measures taken to prevent and deal with the violence and riots. It is looking into the complaints or allegations submitted by any individual or association.

At least 50 people have been killed in clashes between Kuki and Naga groups in the hill districts of Manipur since February this year.