A digital content creator was arrested by Manipur Police on Monday for allegedly producing and circulating videos containing provocative content, aimed at fuelling mistrust among social organisations in the state. The accused has been identified as 25-year-old Yumkhaibam Shantikumar, a resident of Tangkham Awang Leikai, Haraorou in Pangei Yangdong of Imphal East district. According to…
In a decisive effort to bolster peace and security, security forces in Manipur have intensified search operations and area domination exercises across the state’s hill and valley districts. These operations, aimed at securing vulnerable regions, led to the recovery of a substantial cache of arms and explosives in Kangpokpi District. The recoveries were made from…
A successful series of operations the Indian Army & Assam Rifles with Manipur Police and other security forces retrieved 11 weapons and stocks. According to an official release from the Ministry of Defence, the Indian Army conducted an information-based operation in Churachandpur district on October 22 in collaboration with the Manipur Police and CRPF in…
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud’s verdict on child pornography an appeal filled a NGO. Storing and viewing child pornography is an offensive act which falls under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) and the Information Technology Act, the Supreme Court said. The verdict said, “It continues through…
Manipur Police have arrested a member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) (Taibanganba) faction in a major crackdown on extortion activities. The suspect, Laishom Sundar Singh, 38, was apprehended in Lamphel, Imphal West District on August 30. During the operation, authorities seized two mobile phones, a side bag, a wallet containing Rs 36,320, and…
Security forces in Manipur have made significant strides in controlling the flow of illegal arms and ammunition with recent successful operations in the hill and valley districts. Extensive search operations and area domination exercises led to the recovery of a substantial arsenal, highlighting ongoing security challenges in the region. In the Tekcham Maning Ching area…
In a major security operation, forces recovered a significant cache of weaponry from S. Nabil Village in Churachandpur District. The extensive search and area domination exercises led to the seizure of 67 improvised mortar shells, 25 fuse primers, and nine miscellaneous items. To enhance security across Manipur, authorities have set up 106 Nakas and checkpoints…
A 36-year-old Indian-origin man was shot multiple times and killed by a teenage boy who was robbing his convenience store in US’ North Carolina. Mainank Patel’s parents, who are based in Gujarat’s Vadodara, said that he had migrated to US in 2007 to pursue computer science. He is survived by a daughter and wife, who…
Manipur Police have arrested a key member of the banned outfit PREPAK(Pro) in a major crackdown on insurgent activities. The arrested individual, identified as Sapam Priyojit Singh, 43, was apprehended from Okram Chuthek in Imphal East on July 22. Singh was reportedly involved in extorting government employees, and a mobile phone was recovered from his…
Naorem Ibomcha Meitei, the owner of a house demolished with explosives in Churachandpur, has expressed deep sorrow and frustration over the incident, which was widely circulated on social media. In a heartfelt statement, the 43-year-old described the devastation of seeing his home, a place filled with childhood memories and ancestral heritage, destroyed. “It breaks my…
