India, Nov. 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into three cases pertaining to fresh instances of violence in Manipur, people familiar with the development said on Monday.

The federal anti-terror probe agency has been roped in after a review by the Union home ministry, which is monitoring the situation in the state.

The state government has already handed over the Jiribam case files to the NIA and the latter has re-registered the FIRs under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), arms act and unlawful activities prevention act.

The first case is related to the murder and burning of a Hmar woman from Jairolpokpi (Zairawn) Jiribam district on November 7 at around 9pm at her residence by armed...