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On 25 September 2025, Manipur Police carried out a targeted raid in Imphal East that led to the arrest of one suspect and the recovery of a large consignment of controlled medicines and syrups — specifically 23,304 Tramadol tablets, 1,390 Nitrapal tablets and 1,383 bottles of Bercodex syrup. The arrested man was identified as Meisnam…
Manipur police detained 53-year-old Kshetrimayum Brajamohon Singh (alias Ingo) from Nungoi Makha Leikai under Lamlai Police Station on September 23 after allegations that he had been intimidating shopkeepers and obstructing government development programmes in Imphal East — including threats to force shops to close in Lamlai. Authorities seized a mobile phone during the arrest and…
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…
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….
A joint operation by central security forces and Manipur police arrested three individuals allegedly linked to the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) during intelligence-based combing and cordon-and-search operations in Imphal East and Bishnupur districts. The arrests — made over a 36-hour window — included the seizure of mobile phones and a SIM card; authorities say…
A joint operation by central and state security forces in Manipur over a 36-hour window resulted in the arrest of 11 militants connected to four underground groups — KCP-PWG, UNLF-K, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and KYKL-SOREPA. The arrests were made in multiple districts (Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Tengnoupal) and a substantial cache of weapons,…
Security forces carried out search operations in the Kongba Maru hill range (Imphal East) and, on September 15, 2025, recovered a small cache of looted weapons — including an INSAS (5.56mm) rifle, a 9mm pistol, two .303 rifles, a 12-bore single-barrel gun and rounds of ammunition. A day earlier (September 14) an active cadre of…
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has asked Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to review eviction drives taking place in valley districts after a memorandum from residents of Lei Ingkhol village raised serious concerns about biased actions, fraudulent surveys and lack of rehabilitation. The memorandum — submitted on August 30 and followed by protests…
Manipur security forces and police arrested five people in two coordinated operations in Imphal East and Thoubal districts on September 4, 2025. In Imphal East (Khomidok Karong area) four people were held and 129 grams of suspected Heroin No. 4, along with vials, syringes, mobile phones and cash, were recovered; in Thoubal a separate arrest…