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…
In a major step under its ongoing anti-drug campaign, Manipur Police on Wednesday destroyed nearly 40 kilograms of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances at a biomedical waste treatment facility in Imphal West district. The disposal exercise was carried out at the SHIJA Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility in Lamdeng as part of the Manipur…
Three injured Kuki patients receiving treatment at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal were shifted from the hospital premises shortly after midnight on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements, following two days of protests and repeated demands from civil society groups. The patients were moved at around 12:15 am on June 17 after…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) at the Secretariat in Imphal to review measures aimed at combating drug trafficking and substance abuse in the state.The meeting was attended by Manipur Home Minister K. Govindas Singh, Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh, senior police officials, security adviser,…
