3 Years After Manipur Ethnic Violence, Families Of Missing People Still Await Them

Three years after the outbreak, families of missing people renewed their appeal for justice, accountability and urgent government action. They said more than 30 people from the valley who went missing during the crisis remain untraceable. They reported filing FIRs, approaching authorities and seeking relief from the Manipur High Court, but said there has been no meaningful progress in tracing their loved ones. They highlighted that the seven-year wait to legally declare a missing person dead delays access to death certificates, government schemes, compensation and promised job benefits. In separate statements, the Meitei Alliance described a troubling phase shaped by propaganda and urged a broader understanding of the conflict’s context, warning against simplistic binaries.

The Meitei Alliance and the Thadou Inpi Manipur met for the first time on a common platform since the outbreak and described the development as significant and historic.

The article notes that the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur occurred on May 3, 2023, marking the start of a period of unrest that set the context for later missing-person cases and appeals for accountability.