Overview
- Fuel outlets ended a three-day shutdown after talks between the Manipur Petroleum Dealers Fraternity and the State Home Department.
- Authorities agreed to deploy security at petrol pumps and set up a joint committee with dealers to assess damage for possible compensation.
- Police said three suspects linked to KYKL and PREPAK were arrested in Imphal West and Kakching, including KYKL cadre Hijam Manichandra Singh, 35.
- Investigators reported accomplices have been identified and efforts to apprehend additional suspects are underway.
- The January 8 attack in Moirang involved a bomb hurled from a two-wheeler that caused property damage but no injuries, following an earlier December 6 incident that dealers say fueled extortion fears and disrupted fuel distribution.