The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Thangmang Haokip, aged about 48 years, of Churachandpur, Manipur, in a case related to the improvised explosive device attack at a residential house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai, Moirang in Manipur’s
Bishnupur district on April 7, 2026.
Two children had died and another person was injured in the attack. Haokip is the second accused to be arrested in the case, after S. Palal Thadou Kuki, was arrested on August 12, 2026, who is presently in judicial custody.
The case (RC-04/2026/NIA/IMP) was initially registered at Moirang Police Station after unknown militants launched an explosive device from a hillside at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai, striking the wall of a residential house and causing serious injuries to three family members, two of whom, both children, later succumbed.
An unexploded improvised RPG was also recovered near the site. NIA re-registered the case on April 23, 2026 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Explosive Substances Act and the UA (P) Act, and the involvement of Thangmang Haokip subsequently surfaced during the investigation.
Thangmang Haokip was arrested by NIA on September 25 and produced before the Special NIA Court-II, Imphal, which remanded him to 12-day police custody. Further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend other persons involved in the conspiracy and to ascertain the larger network behind the attack, a statement issued by NIA said.
NIA arrests second accused in Manipur IED attack case
