Two suspected militants belonging to banned insurgent groups were arrested in separate security operations in Manipur’s Imphal West district for their alleged involvement in extortion and the illegal transportation of arms and ammunition, police said on Thursday. According to police, a 55-year-old member of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from the Tabungkhok…
IMPACT TV reporter Elangbam Ojitkumar was honoured with the RK Sanatomba Journalist Award on Tuesday in recognition of his investigative reporting on Manipur’s school education system.The award was presented by the RK Sanatomba Memorial Trust during a programme marking the death anniversary of late journalist R.K. Sanatomba Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.The…
Hundreds of Kuki-Zo protesters continued their sit-in demonstration at Gamgiphai in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, with community leaders stating that the protest will continue until the movement of essential commodities along National Highway-2 is fully restored.The demonstration comes amid concerns over the prolonged disruption of traffic on the strategic highway. Community leaders said the…
The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has clarified that its chairman’s recent apology over the killing of six Naga civilians in Manipur was a humanitarian gesture and should not be interpreted as an admission that the Kuki-Zo community was responsible for the crime.In a statement issued on Friday, the council said comments made by its chairman, Henlienthang…
Manipur Police arrested a 23-year-old passenger after allegedly recovering around 420 grams of suspected ganja from his luggage during a random security check at Imphal Airport. In a separate operation, security forces recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment from Imphal West district, officials said. According to the police, the passenger, identified as…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested four alleged operatives linked to different banned insurgent outfits in separate operations carried out across Kakching, Thoubal and Imphal East districts on June 24 and 25. Officials said one firearm and live ammunition were also recovered during the operations. According to the police, the coordinated operations targeted individuals…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested three alleged insurgent cadres in separate operations across the state and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Thoubal district as part of an ongoing investigation into militant activities.According to officials, one of the arrested individuals, identified as Yumnam Thoiba Meitei (57), an alleged extortionist linked to…
Manipur Police have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Thoubal district following the arrest of an alleged member of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Goa, officials said.The recovery was made on June 22 from the Chingdompok area of Thoubal district based on information obtained during the investigation after the arrest of…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested an alleged cadre of the Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) and two suspected extortionists in separate operations, while a major joint counter-insurgency operation has led to the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and military equipment from vulnerable areas of the state.According to police, an…
Security forces have recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and military-grade equipment during a joint counter-insurgency operation carried out across several hill areas of Kangpokpi district in Manipur over the last three days. According to Manipur Police, the operation was launched on June 20 based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of armed…
