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Summary of the News In a well-coordinated anti-insurgency operation on the night of July 22, 2025, Manipur Police swooped down on three separate hideouts in Imphal West, resulting in the arrest of alleged cadres from the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive), commonly known as PREPAK (Pro). The first detainee, Wangkhem Amarjit Meitei (31),…
Summary of the News ArticleOn July 20, 2025, acting on credible intelligence, Manipur security forces raided a unit in Thangmeiband Khuyathong Polem Leikai in Imphal West. Three men—Konsam Uttam Singh (18), Ngangom Rohit Singh (23), and Thingujam Devid Singh (28)—were arrested for involvement in the illegal sale of ammunition. Authorities seized a substantial arsenal: INSAS,…
Manipur security forces arrested a UNLF (Pambei faction) militant in Imphal West and seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition in separate operations across Churachandpur, Imphal East, and Bishnupur districts on July 4–5, 2025. The arrest took place in Moirangkhom, and weapons included rifles, pistols, grenades, live rounds, bulletproof gear, and communication equipment ….
Summary of the News ArticleThe Imphal West district administration in Manipur has launched a comprehensive biometric update drive for Aadhaar, targeting over 1.14 lakh pending updates—65,487 for children turning 5, and 48,519 for adolescents turning 15. This drive, mandated by Deputy Commissioner Mayanglambam Rajkumar Singh, aims to streamline access to welfare schemes, avoid duplications, and…
Summary of the News Story On July 2, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), under the directive of India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, arrested Samuel Thongcianhao Vaiphei, a suspect in connection with a drone attack on September 1, 2024, which tragically killed 31-year-old Ngangbam Surbala Devi in Imphal West district and injured her young daughter….
Summary of the News Article Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mandav Yumpham relief camp in Imphal West staged a sit-in protest on July 1, demanding action after a Meitei family’s land documents disappeared. The family—headed by Oinam Thoithoi, whose home in Kangpokpi’s Charharzar Meitei Leikai was destroyed during the May 2023 ethnic violence—submitted computerized…
Short SummaryA Fast Track Special Court in Manipur sentenced 50‑year‑old Mayengbam Inao to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) under Section 6 of the POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a minor on May 12, 2019, at Pishum Oinam Leikai in Imphal West. Inao was fined ₹5,000 (with an extra three months’ default imprisonment), granted deduction for time…
Summary of the News ArticleThree members of the Meitei socio-cultural outfit Arambai Tenggol—Huidrom Somokanta Singh, Huidrom Dipak Singh, and Thingujam Ranjit Singh—were arrested by Manipur Police on June 15, 2025, in connection with the abduction of 29‑year‑old differently‑abled man, Chesam Abdul Kadir (Achouba), from Paobitek Mayai Leikai in Imphal West. He had gone missing on…
Health officials in Manipur have announced the confirmation of a second COVID‑19 positive case in Imphal West. The new patient was identified on June 11 through intensified contact tracing, linked to a hostel where the first case resided. In response, the state has ramped up testing and implemented stricter protocols at the Regional Institute of…
Short Summary In a heart-wrenching incident, the body of 55-year-old Takhellambam Ibochouba, affectionately known as Nongban, was recovered from the Abulok riverbed in Lairenkabi village, Imphal West district, Manipur. Ibochouba had gone missing on Sunday after being swept away by the swollen river, which had overflowed due to continuous heavy rainfall. His body was discovered…