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Manipur police and security forces carried out coordinated, intelligence-led operations across the state between September 20–21, 2025, arresting three active militant cadres from different outfits and seizing weapons, ammunition, mobile phones, SIM cards and a significant narcotics stash in a separate recovery. Arrests included an RPF/PLA member captured in Imphal East, two PREPAK cadres nabbed…
Hundreds — overwhelmingly women from local Meira Paibi groups — marched and staged a sit-in at Nambol Sabal Leikai (Bishnupur district, Manipur) to protest a deadly ambush on an Assam Rifles vehicle at the same location. The ambush left two Assam Rifles personnel dead and five injured; no group has claimed responsibility and security forces…
Two women were found murdered in separate incidents in Manipur’s Imphal East and Imphal West districts on Friday, September 19, 2025. In Imphal East, 53-year-old Ningombam Ningol Naoroibam Ongbi Shilla (of Khurai) was stabbed to death at home; police have arrested two suspects — Ayam Ronny (29) and Naoroibam Thoiba (65) — and say a…
In coordinated operations over two days, security forces in Manipur arrested three active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) — each from different KCP factions — during raids across Bishnupur, Imphal East and Imphal West districts. Officers recovered a .32 pistol (empty magazine), mobile phones, SIM cards and identity documents during the arrests….
Manipur’s government plans to enlarge the annual Sangai Festival and give a bigger platform to polo (Sagol Kāngjei) as a distinctive cultural and tourism asset. The move aims to attract more visitors, revive local arts and crafts, and brand Manipur internationally by highlighting its unique traditions — including the Manipuri pony and the island-home of…
The Government of Manipur on 19 September 2025 launched a Legal Awareness Programme focused on crimes against women, arrest & detention, family disputes and related legal remedies. The initiative — part of the “Nation First @75” campaign — will run from 19 September to 2 October 2025, visiting 75 locations across all districts (schools, colleges,…
Unidentified gunmen ambushed an Assam Rifles convoy near Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur district, Manipur on 19 September 2025, killing two Assam Rifles personnel on the spot and injuring several others. The injured were evacuated — with at least five taken to RIMS, Imphal — and security forces launched search operations while tightening vigil in…
A targeted Anti-Drug Squad raid at Phougakchao Ikhai bazar in Bishnupur district, Manipur, led to the arrest of 36-year-old Farida Begum and the recovery of 10 soap cases containing about 153 grams of heroin plus a mobile phone. The suspect has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2023, and police…
Security forces operating in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district recovered a substantial cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives after raiding three militant camps in the hill areas of Gamdai, S. Mongoi (under New Keithelmanbi police station), Aigejang and Monbung Ridge. The joint operation — carried out by central security forces together with state police — recovered multiple…
Assam police detained two students from a private university in connection with an alleged rape reported by a female student; the incident is said to have occurred on the night of September 13 near Panikhaiti, about 55 km from Guwahati. Authorities registered a case after the complaint was filed, identified suspects, and — because the…