Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that both the Central and State Governments have started massive combining operations in Jiribam and nearby areas to capture those responsible for the recent incidents. He added that the operation will keep going until the criminals are caught.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Singh held a discussion about the decision made by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature forum to send a proposal to the Central Government. The proposal includes lifting the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from six new police stations, transferring the investigation of recent killings in Jiribam to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and carrying out large-scale combing operations to hunt down terrorists.

"On November 18, the NDA legislature forum in Manipur took a decision and sent it to the Government of India for implementation. There are 3-4 points, including the removal of AFSPA from the 6 new Police stations (PS areas) and the case relating to Jiribam's heinous killing cases that will be handed over to the NIA and mass combing operations against those terrorists will be continued. So, these are the few points which we adopted in the meeting and we sent to the Central Government," the Chief Minister said. According to Singh, the Central Government has agreed to two or three points as the NIA has taken up all three of the Jiribum incident cases and has begun widespread combing operations to apprehend the offenders.

"As per request, the NIA has informed us and has sent out a press release that the NIA has taken up all 3 cases, of Jiribam incidents. The Central Government, along with the State government, has also started mass combing operations to arrest the culprit in Jiribam and adjoining areas and we will continue till the culprits are booked. The Centre has already accepted 2-3 points and the Action Taken Report is already in my hand," Singh said. 

The Chief Minister also spoke to the media about a missing individual from Loitang Khunou, stating that a search is under progress and that the police have filed a zero FIR. "Today, a very unfortunate accident occurred, but not yet confirmed - one person from Loitang Khunou is missing. As per the report available to me, he went inside the Army campus for work, he was doing some financial work there for some officials. But, up to 2 pm, he was in connection with his family. But after 2.30 pm, the connection with him was lost. His phone turned off. Then the information came to the police and the police have already filed a zero FIR. Searching and investigation is on. We will continue it," he said.

N Biren Singh urged the people of Manipur to stay calm and avoid violence, stressing that the current issues are complicated and can't be solved by emotional reactions. "Government and people together, let us urge the Centre to lift the AFSPA. But in the meantime, let us leave any kind of violence. We should not do any kind of violence...I appeal to the people of the state to stay calm because these are very complex issues. We cannot face it based on emotions," he said. Several MLAs from Manipur recently passed a resolution urging the central government to reconsider the imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state.

The resolution also called for a large-scale operation to be launched within seven days against the Kuki militants who are accused of killing six people, including women and children, in Jiribam. It also requested that three important cases be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). These cases involve the death of a woman who was burned, the killing of six innocent civilians, and the murder of a woman farmer. In their decision, the MLAs agreed to designate Kuki militants as an "unlawful organization" within seven days of the killings of six innocent persons, including women and children. This escalation follows the discovery of six bodies. The Manipur government first shut down internet access in seven districts in reaction to the incident.