The Union Home Ministry will deploy 50 companies of the Central Armed Police Force to violence-hit Manipur to handle the present "volatile" situation, source said Monday.

The discussion centered around the recent developments and challenges in the state and constituting response measures.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who cancelled his political programmes in poll-bound Maharashtra Sunday to review the Manipur situation, held another meeting Monday with security officials in North Block.

Amid the escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday decided to provide an additional 50 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the state government to deal with the prevailing law and order situation,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing situation in Manipur as the violence in the state escalated. This marked the second consecutive day of deliberations led by the Home Minister on the state's security concerns.