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Manipur Police arrested four people linked to a previously little-known group called the Keishal Village Volunteer Organisation during coordinated operations in the Imphal valley on August 31 / September 1, 2025. Officers recovered a huge cache: 17 firearms (including AK-type and INSAS/SLR rifles), over 1,000 rounds of ammunition, three hand grenades, 55 magazines, communication gear,…
Security personnel found two hand grenades on September 1, 2025, near Bal Vidya Mandir School, roughly 50 metres from the Palace Compound — the residence of Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba in Imphal. CRPF jawans on routine duty spotted the devices at the school gate; a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) examined them and…
A joint operation by central and state security teams in Thoubal district’s Lilong (Lilong Hangamthabi) led to the arrest of two alleged smugglers — Makakmayum Musharaf (27) and Ruhani (25) — and the recovery of about 2.35 kg of “World Is Yours” (WY) methamphetamine tablets, cash, mobile phones, a walkie-talkie set and other material. Local…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Aizawl, Mizoram on September 13, 2025 to inaugurate the new Bairabi–Sairang railway line and Sairang railway station; officials also confirmed he will fly to violence-hit Manipur on the same day after the inauguration. Mizoram’s state machinery has convened preparedness meetings covering security, traffic management, reception and public participation, and…
Security forces in Manipur arrested four alleged drug smugglers in two separate operations (Tengnoupal/Moreh and Singhat/Churachandpur) and seized contraband estimated at around ₹12 crore. At a Tengnoupal check-post two men — Jahiya Khan (25) and Md Zamir Khan (23) (both from Moreh’s Premnagar area) — were arrested and found with 3.387 kg of “World Is…
A drone bombing followed by a fierce firefight along the Manipur–Myanmar border on August 30, 2025 left one active cadre of the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Prepak) dead and five others wounded. The clash — reported to have involved several Manipur-based underground outfits and support from the Myanmar-based Kuki National Army (Burma) —…
A respected Thadou community leader, Nehkam Jomhao (59) — who had participated in a recent Manipur peace meeting — was reportedly abducted from his home in Chonghang Veng, Manja (Karbi Anglong, Assam) on the night of August 30 and later killed, with his body yet to be recovered. Police in Karbi Anglong have arrested suspects…
Arambai Tenggol (AT), is a Meitei activist organisation group in Manipur, publicly backed recent remarks by Tamil Nadu Governor Ravindra Narayana Ravi warning that illegal immigration from Bangladesh and Myanmar threatens to destabilise India — even suggesting it could create conditions comparable to partition. AT echoed these concerns, alleging illegal settlers are encroaching on reserved…
Manipur Police arrested two alleged Arambai Tenggol (AT) activists in Imphal West on Sunday, August 31, 2025, and produced them in court on Monday, September 1, 2025, securing nine days of police custody. Officers say they seized seven HK33 rifles, two M4A1 carbines, two Glock .45 pistols, 36 empty magazines (28 for HK33 and eight…
If all goes according to plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Manipur in September — possibly including a stop in Churachandrapur, one of the districts most affected by the violence — as part of a wider Northeastern swing tied to his Assam–Mizoram itinerary. The trip is being reported as tentative: local media say the…