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Manipur Police carried out coordinated operations across multiple districts on 24 September 2025, arresting three suspects — an alleged arms smuggler and two active militants — and seizing a loaded 9mm pistol with ammunition as well as a substantial cache of improvised explosive device (IED) components, including around 470 grams of TNT and an electric…
Security forces in Manipur arrested the prime accused in the deadly ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that occurred on 19 September at Nambol Sabal Leikai (Bishnupur district). Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and several others injured in the attack. The arrested man — identified as Khomdram Ojit Singh (alias Keilal), 47 — reportedly…
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…
Security forces in Manipur carried out two intelligence-led operations in Tengnoupal district (near the Myanmar border) and arrested two suspected drug smugglers, seizing WY (World Is Your) methamphetamine tablets and brown sugar (a heroin derivative) estimated to be worth around ₹40 crore. The bust involved interception of two Eeco vans at a Naka Check Post;…
Between August 31 and September 6, coordinated joint operations by the Army, Assam Rifles, Manipur Police and other security agencies carried out a series of search-and-seize missions across districts in Manipur that led to the arrest of suspected militant cadres and the recovery of weapons, ammunition and explosives, according to local reporting. These actions were…
Assam Rifles, working with Manipur police, intercepted two vehicles at the Tadubi police station checkpost on National Highway-102 (the Imphal–Nagaland corridor) in the early hours and seized 2 kg of ‘brown sugar’ (a heroin derivative) hidden in 187 soap cases on the rooftops; five alleged smugglers — four men and one woman — were arrested,…
On Wednesday (September 3, 2025), police at the Keithelmanbi check post on National Highway-37 in Manipur intercepted a truck and seized 184.13 kg of ganja, arresting Khomdram Deben Meitei (43) of Nambol Lourembam Maning Leikai, Bishnupur district. Officers confiscated the Tata truck and the driver’s mobile phone. The accused has been remanded to police custody…
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,…
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…
Manipur police and security forces intensified operations across the state on August 29–30, 2025, arresting eight individuals linked to multiple militant groups and seizing a significant cache of arms, ammunition and contraband. The raids included the interception of a vehicle carrying 40 boxes of illegal “WIN” cigarettes at the Tengnoupal checkpoint (driver Md. Sahid arrested),…