In a major breakthrough against insurgency-linked extortion networks, the Manipur Police have arrested a senior officer of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) during a coordinated operation in Thoubal district. The arrest, carried out on September 22, is being described as one of the most significant actions in recent months against illegal financing…
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has called for a three-day economic blockade across Kangpokpi District beginning midnight of September 22 in protest against the ambush at Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur District that killed two Assam Rifles personnel and left five others critically injured. The blockade will continue until midnight of September 25. The…
Security forces in Manipur seized a Maruti van on Saturday, September 20 morning suspected to have been used by militants in a deadly ambush on Assam Rifles personnel the previous evening. The attack, carried out at Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur district, claimed the lives of two Assam Rifles troops and left five others injured….
Security forces in Manipur have arrested three active members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) in a string of coordinated operations carried out across Bishnupur, Imphal East, and Imphal West districts over the past two days. Officials confirmed that arms, mobile phones, and identity documents were recovered during the operations. The first breakthrough came…
Locals of Nambol in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Saturday morning staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area the previous day. Search operations are being conducted in the area for the attackers and the vehicle used by them, police said. The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised…
Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and another five were injured in an ambush by “unidentified terrorists” in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday evening. In a statement , a Defence spokesperson said the attack took place around 5.50 pm, when a column of the 33 Assam Rifles was moving along National Highway 2 in the…
In one of the largest crackdowns on illegal weapons this year, security forces in Manipur have seized 87 firearms and a large quantity of ammunition during coordinated raids across the state’s hill districts. The operation, announced by police on Thursday, is part of sustained efforts to curb arms trafficking and restore peace in the violence-hit…
Security forces in Manipur have arrested an active operative of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) during a counter-insurgency operation in Thoubal district. The arrest, made on September 16, is being seen as a significant step in the ongoing efforts to curb militant activities in the state. The arrested man has been identified…
Imphal, September 17, 2025: In a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, state police and security forces have apprehended several active cadres of banned insurgent outfits, including the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) [KCP (PWG)], United National Liberation Front (UNLF – Koireng faction), and People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The crackdown also led to the…
Former Member of Parliament from Manipur, Dr. Lorho S. Pfoze, has stepped down from the Naga People’s Front (NPF), ending his association with the party that gave him his entry into national politics. In a resignation letter addressed to the NPF president on September 11, Pfoze stated that he was relinquishing his “primary and active…
