Imphal: Manipur police has assured that all precautionary security measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of people attending the state-level 5th Shirui Lily festival.
Police on Sunday said that a criminal case has been registered at the Cyber Crime police station against threat messages to people of Meitei community planning to attend the festival.
In a post on X, Manipur Police said, “A criminal case has been registered at Cyber Crime PS in this regard and all out effort shall be made to arrest them. All precautionary security measures are in place to ensure security for the movement of people attending the Shirui Festival.”
It said, “Some unknown individual and organisation allegedly of Kuki community have issued threat messages to Meiteis, who are planning to visit the Shirui festival in Ukhrul today (Sunday), mostly on various social media platforms.”
“Any such threats are taken seriously and inquired into promptly. So far, these organisations are found to be non-existent,” the police said.
The police also said regular security reviews are being conducted and senior officers are deployed to supervise the security arrangement.
The police statement came in the wake of the circulation of some purported videos on social media in which individuals allegedly from the Kuki community openly threatened that “no Meiteis who come to attend the Shirui Lily festival will leave alive.”
The Shirui Lily festival will be held in the Ukhrul district from May 20 to May 24. The 80 km route from Imphal to Ukhrul passes through a few Kuki villages.
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Police on Saturday also filed an FIR against the president of Kuki Students’ Organisation Delhi for threatening to stop Meiteis from attending the Shirui Lily festival in Ukhrul district.
