Shah chairs high-level meeting on Manipur as crisis intensifies

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired an emergency meeting with senior security establishment officials to review the deteriorating situation in Manipur, officials aware of the matter said and added that a detailed review was scheduled for Monday.

- Prawesh Lama

Shah, who was in Maharashtra to campaign for elections in the state, cut short his visit to return to the national capital for the meeting, party leaders said.

On Monday, Shah will chair a meeting at North Block as the government prepares to tackle the latest flare-up in violence, which has been marked by what appears to be reprisal killings carried out by both Kuki and Meitei groups in the state.

The Centre has also sent CRPF director general Anish Dayal Singh to Manipur. People aware of the matter said chiefs of security forces in Manipur, senior officials from the home ministry and Intelligence Bureau will participate in Monday's meeting.