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Assam and Manipur police have arrested two senior operatives of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the September 19 ambush on Assam Rifles personnel in Bishnupur district, Manipur — an attack that killed two soldiers and injured five. The arrests — which bring the total number of PLA suspects detained in the…
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,…
Short summary Manipur authorities stepped up security measures ahead of Patriots’ Day (13 August 2025) — setting up multiple checkpoints, increasing patrols in valley and hill districts, and carrying out intelligence-led operations that led to the arrest of three active insurgents across Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West areas. Officials say the arrests were made…
Summary Manipur Police launched a special enforcement drive on August 7, 2025, under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 (as extended by a 2019 Presidential Order), to clamp down on Inner Line Permit (ILP) violations. Over the past week, authorities verified 2,412 individuals at high-traffic chokepoints—markets, National Highway 102, Maram-Peren and Tadubi-Tolloi roads—and arrested more…
Short Summary In a swift operation on August 5, 2025, the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Squad of the Manipur Police, in coordination with Lilong Police Station, intercepted a suspicious motorcycle near the Anjuman Office at Lilong Dam in Thoubal district. Officers arrested Md. Mufasin (20) of Lilong Makha Leikai and Md. Aman (20) of Lilong Lou Tara,…
Short Summary On August 4, 2025, in a coordinated security operation along National Highway 37 (NH-37), Manipur security forces arrested Pangambam Kepten Singh (51), alias “Sachikanta,” an active cadre of the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), from his residence in Haokha Maning Leikai, Thoubal district. Authorities seized a mobile phone with its SIM…
Short Summary In a tightly coordinated crackdown between July 29 and August 4, 2025, Manipur’s security forces—including the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP—arrested 15 active insurgent cadres across five districts (Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Thoubal, Imphal West, Imphal East) and recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosives. The haul comprised 69…
A 49-year-old former PREPAK insurgent, Nameirakpam Dhamen Singh alias Meitei, was re-arrested in Imphal today, July 5, 2025, for his alleged role in a 2012 bomb attack at the home of former Manipur Assembly Speaker Irengbam Hemochandra. Initially arrested on June 18 for extortion, Singh was re-arrested inside the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court after fresh…
Summary of the News Article Security forces in Manipur arrested a cadre of the banned PREPAK‑Pro outfit during coordinated operations across three valley districts—Imphal East, West, and Thoubal. The arrest, involving a 28-year-old cadre named Soibam Rabichandra Singh (alias Khaba), also led to the recovery of an arsenal of weapons: SLRs, rifles (.303, 7.62 mm), grenades,…
News Summary On June 3, 2025, Manipur’s security forces intensified their operations against insurgency and extortion activities. Between May 23 and June 2, they recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and four crude grenades in Tengnoupal district. Additionally, three militants affiliated with banned outfits PREPAK (Pro) and KYKL were arrested in coordinated operations across Kakching…