The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested ten persons in connection with multiple cases under investigation, including the 5th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) arms loot case, the killing of a Hmar woman in Jiribam, the Ukhrul Punjab National Bank robbery, the abduction and killing of four…
A major coordination breakdown in security deployment along National Highway-37 in Manipur has left hundreds of loaded trucks and fuel tankers stranded, even as authorities confirmed the regulated movement of 515 vehicles carrying essential supplies. The Director General of Police had initially requested three security convoys to escort loaded trucks from Jiribam and Assam to…
Security forces and Manipur Police have arrested several alleged members of banned insurgent organisations during a series of coordinated operations carried out across different districts of the state. The operations also led to the rescue of a juvenile who was allegedly being recruited into an insurgent outfit, while another juvenile associated with a militant group…
Joint teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested ten accused persons in connection with several high-profile cases under investigation in Manipur, including the 5th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) arms loot case, the murder of a Hmar woman in Jiribam, a bank robbery case, the…
Efforts to bring back peace in violence-affected Manipur have begun through discussions with different communities, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday. Speaking to PTI after inaugurating the Girls’ Hostel of the Mission Blind School at Heikakpokpi in Tengnoupal district, Singh said representatives from various communities have been meeting him to discuss ways to…
Amid continued counter-insurgency operations, Manipur Police and security forces have arrested nine alleged insurgent cadres belonging to different proscribed outfits over three days since June 16.Four alleged members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP-PWG] were arrested on Thursday for their suspected involvement in planting hand grenades at multiple locations in Imphal East…
Security forces have successfully rescued a 50-year-old man who was allegedly abducted by suspected militants from Manipur’s border town of Moreh and reunited him with his family following a swift search operation. The rescued individual, identified as Ngamsom Baite, is a resident of B. Bongjang Village in Moreh under Tengnoupal district. According to officials, Baite…
Manipur Police and security forces have arrested nine alleged militants linked to various banned insurgent outfits in a series of operations across the state, dealing a blow to networks involved in grenade attacks, extortion and the illegal supply of arms. According to police, four alleged cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP-PWG]…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh has alleged that certain elements are working against efforts to restore peace, making it difficult for the government to focus on development activities.Addressing a programme in Imphal West district, Singh recurring incidents of unrest have forced the administration to concentrate largely on maintaining law and order.“There has been unrest…
The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has accused security forces of carrying out what it described as a “military-style lockdown” in Leilon Vaiphei village and adjoining areas. In a statement issued on Wednesday, KIM alleged that security personnel conducted house-to-house searches and intimidated villagers, including women, children, students and elderly residents. The organisation claimed that the…
