India, Feb. 20 -- A week after the President's Rule was imposed in Manipur, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has issued an ultimatum asking all people from across every community to surrender looted and illegally held weapons and ammunition within seven days.

No punitive action will be taken against those who return such weapons within the deadline, the Governor said in a statement on Thursday.

"People of Manipur, both in valley and hills, have suffered immense hardship for the last over 20 months due to a series of unfortunate incidents affecting peace and communal harmony. In the greater interest of restoring normalcy, so that people can return to their normal day-to-day activities, all communities in the state must come forward to ensure c...