Tension erupted at Phugakchao Ikhai in Bishnupur district on November 21 after a large group of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Churachandpur, Torbung Bangla and several abandoned villages attempted to return to their native homes. Security forces stopped the march and fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd after the situation turned volatile.

The displaced families, who belonged to adjoining areas of Bishnupur district and the Churachandpur border and Churachandpur district, gathered in large numbers demanding safe passage to their original settlements.

Security personnel blocked their movement beyond Phugakchao Ikhai, the last permissible point for Meiteis, leading to heightened tension. Tear gas was used after protesters insisted on moving forward despite repeated warnin

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