Manipur Police launch hunt for those threatening Meiteis ahead of Shirui Lily Festival

Guwahati: Manipur Police have launched a search operation to arrest the people who recently threatened the Meitei community against entering Kuki tribal-dominated areas during the Shirui Lily Festival.

Meanwhile, the cybercrime department has registered a case against these unknown individuals for posting the threatening messages on social media platforms.

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla had recently chaired the organising committee meeting of the Shirui Lily Festival, 2025, which is to be held in Ukhrul district from May 20 to 24.


A senior police officer on Monday said some unknown individuals and organisations, allegedly of the Kuki tribal community, issued threat messages--mostly through social media--to people of the Meitei community who may have been planning to participate in the Shirui Lily Festival.

"Any such threats are taken seriously and inquired into promptly. So far, these organisations are found to be nonexistent," the officer said.

He said in the past several Kuki tribal organisations have dissociated themselves from such unknown organisations.

A criminal case has been registered at the cybercrime police station in this regard and effort are being made to arrest them, he said. All measures are in place to ensure security for the movement of people attending the Shirui Lily Festival, the officer added.

He said regular security reviews are being conducted, and senior officers are deployed to supervise the security arrangements.