MHA Grants Sixth Extension for Manipur Violence Inquiry Report Submission

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deadline for the Manipur violence Commission of Inquiry report to November 20, 2026, marking the sixth extension for the three-member panel. The commission was created post violence in Manipur on May 3, 2023, to investigate the causes and authorities' response.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has again extended the deadline for the Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating the Manipur violence, now requiring the report by November 20, 2026. This marks the sixth such extension since the commission's establishment in 2023 following the ethnic violence on May 3.

Headed by former Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajai Lamba, with retired IAS officer Himanshu Shekhar Das and retired IPS officer Aloka Prabhakar, the commission is probing the unrest between the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities that caused significant casualties and displacement.

The inquiry is comprehensive, seeking to understand the violence's causes and assess administrative responses. Notably, the extension of deadlines indicates the complexity of the investigation, with no specific reasons disclosed by the MHA but emphasizing the need for thorough analysis.