New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Centre has granted a sixth extension to the three-member Commission of Inquiry probing the causes and lapses that led to the Meitei-Kuki violence in Manipur, giving it until May 20, 2027, to submit its report, according to a Union home ministry notification issued on Friday.

The commission is mandated to probe the causes and spread of the violence and riots targeting members of different communities, which started on May 3, 2023. The commission was supposed to submit its report to the central government "as soon as possible but not later than six months from the date of its first sitting (June 4, 2023)".

"The Commission shall submit its report to the Central Government as soon as possible but not later than the...