Amid escalated violence for the past week in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting and reviewed the security situation in the state with senior officials, sources said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the prevailing security situation and deployment of troops in Manipur for the second consecutive day and directed top officials to focus on restoring peace and order there as early as possible,

The discussion centered around the recent developments and challenges in the state and constituting response measures.

The Union Home Ministry is deploying an additional 5,000 paramilitary personnel to assist the state government in managing the "volatile" situation in the Northeastern state.

The Centre has decided to send an additional 50 CAPF companies comprising more than 5,000 personnel to Manipur in view of the "challenging" security and law and order situation in the northeastern state,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing situation in Manipur as the violence in the state escalated. This marked the second consecutive day of deliberations led by the Home Minister on the state’s security concerns.

Amit Shah reviews security deployment in Manipur during the meeting, directing Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and state police officials to maintain peace and order in the region.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reviewed the situation in violence-ridden Manipur and asked the senior security officials to take effective steps to prevent violence and maintain peace in the Northeastern state,

The National People’s Party (NPP) on Sunday withdrew support from the BJP-led government in Manipur, saying it has “completely failed to resolve the crisis”

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, and Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Tapan Deka among other top officials are expected to be present at the high-level meet chaired by Shah.