Figures for the cumulative death toll from Manipur’s conflict shared widely on social media in recent days significantly exceed official tallies maintained by state authorities, prompting questions about which numbers are accurate. Sentinel NE compared the circulating figures against the most recent publicly available government data.

Official tallies, last updated by state authorities in the preceding weeks, are themselves widely regarded by researchers and civil society groups as likely undercounts, given documentation gaps in the conflict’s chaotic early months. However, the specific figures circulating online in recent days appear to combine confirmed deaths with unverified claims and, in some cases, casualty figures from unrelated incidents.

Sentinel NE was unable to independently verify the higher circulating figures against any named, checkable source. We will continue to track official updates as they are released.