Normal life across Manipur remained severely disrupted on the second day of the five-day total shutdown called by various civil society organisations and Meira Paibi groups, with parallel protests in hill districts further compounding the situation.
In the hill areas, the United Naga Council-called three-day shutdown in protest against the killing of two civilians and injury to three others along the Imphal–Ukhrul road also affected daily life. Districts including Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamenglong and Noney witnessed near-total closure of institutions and services.
Despite a government directive warning of strict departmental action against absentee employees, attendance in government offices remained minimal. Many offices wore a deserted look, with only a handful of staff reporting for duty.
Commercial transport services stayed off the roads, while schools, colleges, shops, business establishments, banks—both nationalised and private—and private offices remained closed across the state. Roads in both valley and hill districts appeared largely deserted, with only a few vehicles operating for emergencies.
The shutdown in the valley districts was called demanding justice for the Tronglaobi victims, where two minors—a five-month-old infant and a five-year-old boy—were killed in a projectile blast while sleeping in their mother’s lap. The mother also sustained serious injuries in the incident.
In the hill districts, the shutdown was observed to mourn the deaths of two members of the Tangkhul community, with normal activities coming to a standstill as educational institutions, offices, and markets remained closed.