Manipur: Four Insurgent Cadres Arrested in Coordinated Security Operations Across Imphal
In a series of intelligence-driven counter-insurgency moves on September 28, 2025, Manipur security forces arrested four active insurgent cadres across Imphal West and Imphal East. The detainees are linked to different proscribed outfits (including KCP factions and PREPAK), and officers recovered small arms, mobile phones, identity documents and cash during the operations. Authorities described the raids as coordinated, targeted and aimed at disrupting local extortion, recruitment and armed activity.
Security forces conducted multiple raids on September 28, 2025, across Imphal West and Imphal East. The four detained individuals and the basic details reported by authorities are:
- Angom Achou Singh (aka Jean / Ibohal, 34) — arrested under Lamsang Police Station, Imphal West. Authorities identified him as an active cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP — City Meitei). Officers reportedly recovered a double-barrel rifle, a mobile phone (with SIM) and an Aadhaar card from him.
- Ngairangbam Apollo Meetei (aka Ibungo, 37) — taken into custody under Lamlai Police Station, Imphal East, and described as affiliated with KCP (Maoist).
- Md. Alam Khan (aka Achouba, 34) — detained under Heingang Police Station, Imphal East, identified as a cadre of KCP (PWG faction).
- Ningthoujam Bidyasagar Singh (aka Nanao / Yaithoiba, 35) — apprehended by personnel under Sagolmang Police Station, Imphal East; police linked him to PREPAK (Red Army). Officials seized a mobile phone, a sling bag and a wallet containing identity documents and a small sum of cash (Rs. 70).
Taken together, the arrests show a deliberate sweep across police station jurisdictions, targeting named individuals from different outfits — a sign of active intelligence work rather than random checks.
The list of recoveries may look modest — a double-barrel rifle, some mobile phones, SIM cards, identity documents and a small cash cache.
- Weapons confirm an operational capacity to use force or threaten communities. Ballistic examination of the rifle can link it to past incidents if the weapon was used before.
- Mobile phones and SIMs are intelligence gold. Call logs, message threads, location pings and contacts can map supply lines, handlers, and co-conspirators. A single phone, when forensically processed, often exposes node after node.
- Identity documents and small cash can show movement patterns, false identities or extortion proceeds. Even Rs. 70 in a wallet, paired with an Aadhaar and local addresses, anchors investigative threads.
FAQs
Q1: How many people were arrested and from which areas?
A1: Four active cadres were arrested on September 28, 2025, across Imphal West and Imphal East police jurisdictions. Officers named arrests under Lamsang, Lamlai, Heingang and Sagolmang police stations.
Q2: Which outfits were the arrested cadres linked to?
A2: Police reported links to Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) factions (City Meitei, Maoist, PWG) and PREPAK (Red Army). The arrests targeted members from different networks to disrupt multiple operational strands.
Q3: What evidence did the police recover?
A3: Seized items included a double-barrel rifle, mobile phones with SIM cards, identity documents (Aadhaar cards) and a small sum of cash — items important for forensic and intelligence follow-ups.
Q4: Will these arrests reduce violence in Imphal immediately?
A4: They may produce a short-term reduction in local criminal activities like extortion and intelligence gathering, but sustained security improvements depend on follow-up investigations, successful prosecutions, community trust-building and broader socio-economic measures.
Q5: How can the community support long-term peace after such raids?
A5: Communities can support by reporting suspicious activities, aiding witness protection and rehabilitation efforts, demanding transparent processes from authorities, and advocating for economic opportunities that reduce militant recruitment incentives. Collective civic action multiplies the impact of security operations.
