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Mint
4 hours ago
- Mint
NIA arrests man involved in killing of six Meiteis in Manipur's Jiribam from Cachar
A man allegedly involved in the killing of six Meiteis in Manipur's Jiribam district was arrested in a joint operation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Police, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, is a resident of Moinathol village in Cachar district. He was arrested following specific intelligence inputs, according to Cachar Senior Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta. Hmar is suspected of playing a key logistical role in the 'abduction and subsequent killing' of the six victims — three women and three children, Mahatta added. "He was actively involved in transporting the victims and the armed assailants to the location where the killings were executed," he said. He had used his boat to ferry the victims along with three armed attackers, all dressed in camouflage uniforms, from Jakuradhar Ghat to Kaisalpunjee village Ghat in Jiribam district. The NIA had been tracking Hmar's movements for several months and his arrest is considered a major development in the case. "We are committed to ensuring that all involved in the killings are booked and we are supporting the central agency in this," Mahatta said. Hmar is currently in NIA's custody and is being interrogated to gather more information on the network of individuals who facilitated the attack. The victims were later found murdered, and their bodies were recovered from three different areas near the Assam-Manipur border in November last year. The day these six persons were abducted, 10 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with security forces, and their bodies were later brought to Assam for post-mortem examination. This incident fueled existing ethnic tensions between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups, which began spreading to Assam. The Assam government had subsequently increased security arrangements along the border. The Union Home Ministry transferred the case to the NIA in December last year, and the central agency identified several individuals for their alleged involvement in the killings.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
Jiribam killings: NIA-Assam Police arrest key conspirator; mobile phone, SIM card recovered
Representational Image NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key conspirator involved in the brutal killings of three women and as many children in Manipur's Jiribam district in November last year. The accused, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol Dilkshosh Ghaat in Assam's Cachar district, was apprehended by a joint team of the NIA and Assam Police, according to an official statement. 'Investigations have revealed that Boya was actively involved in both the conspiracy and execution of the horrendous crime,' the NIA said in the statement. "A mobile phone along with a SIM card was recovered by the NIA from the possession of the accused," it added The victims were abducted and murdered by militants on November 11, 2024, in the Borobekra area of Jiribam. Their bodies were later dumped in the Barak river. The incident sparked renewed unrest in the region, already reeling from an ongoing ethnic conflict between the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kuki population since May 2023.
Hindustan Times
5 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Key accused in killing of 6 Meiteis in Manipur's Jiribam arrested in Assam
Guwahati, A person allegedly involved in the killing of six Meiteis in Manipur's Jiribam district has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency and Assam Police in a joint operation in Cachar district on Thursday, police said. Key accused in killing of 6 Meiteis in Manipur's Jiribam arrested in Assam The accused, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol village in the district, was arrested based on specific intelligence inputs, Cachar Senior Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta told reporters. Hmar is accused of playing a key logistical role in the abduction and subsequent killing of the six victims—three women and three children, Mahatta said. "He was actively involved in transporting the victims and the armed assailants to the location where the killings were executed," he said. He had used his boat to ferry the victims along with three armed attackers, all dressed in camouflage uniforms, from Jakuradhar Ghat to Kaisalpunjee village Ghat in Jiribam district. The NIA had been tracking Hmar's movements for several months and his arrest is considered a major development in the case. "We are committed to ensuring that all involved in the killings are booked and we are supporting the central agency in this," Mahatta said. Hmar is currently in NIA's custody and is being interrogated to gather more information on the network of individuals who facilitated the attack. The victims were later found murdered, and their bodies were recovered from three different areas near the Assam-Manipur border in November last year. The day these six persons were abducted, 10 suspected militants were killed in an encounter with security forces, and their bodies were later brought to Assam for post-mortem examination. This incident fueled existing ethnic tensions between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups, which began spreading to Assam. The Assam government had subsequently increased security arrangements along the border. The Union Home Ministry transferred the case to the NIA in December last year, and the central agency identified several individuals for their alleged involvement in the killings. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
NDTV
8 hours ago
- NDTV
NIA Makes First Arrest In Killing Of 6 Meiteis Including Infant In Manipur's Jiribam
Guwahati/New Delhi: A suspect in the kidnapping and killing of three women and three children from the Meitei community in Manipur's Jiribam in November 2024 has been arrested, marking the first breakthrough in the case being handled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Assam Police said they arrested the suspect, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, based on information provided by the NIA, and handed him over to the country's top anti-terror investigation agency. The arrest comes three weeks after the Manipur High Court ordered the NIA to give a report on the case, and two days after it ordered the NIA to file a chargesheet within a month. The members of the Meitei community who were kidnapped from Jiribam, a district bordering Assam, and whose mutilated bodies were found floating in a river days later, were Yumrembam Rani Devi (60), Telem Thoibi Devi (31) and her daughter Telem Thajamanbi Devi (8), Laishram Heithoibi Devi (25) and her two children Laishram Chingkheinganba Singh (2.5 years old) and Laishram Lamnganba Singh (10 months old). At that time, the Manipur cabinet in a resolution had called the suspects "Kuki militants". The arrested suspect, however, belongs to the Hmar tribe, a distinct tribe and not part of the Kuki nomenclature. The Kukis in Manipur along with the Zomi and Hmar tribes have been rallying behind the banner of "Kuki-Zo" since ethnic violence with the Meiteis began in May 2023. The women and children were kidnapped from Jiribam's Bokobera neighbourhood while another group of militants were engaged in a gunfight with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Ten of the militants were shot dead in the encounter.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
3 arrested with heroin worth ₹20 lakh
Three persons were arrested with heroin worth ₹20 lakh near the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the state police and CRPF intercepted a vehicle at the Banderdewa check gate. During the search of the vehicle, 40 gram of heroin concealed in a green plastic bag under the car's bonnet were recovered, Naharlagun's SP Nyelam Nega said. The driver, identified as Tania Tatar (30) of Pachin Colony in Naharlagun, was arrested on the spot, he said. During interrogation, the accused told the investigators that the heroin was sourced from Jiten Biswas, a suspected drug peddler at Harmuti in Assam's Lakhimpur district. A raid was subsequently conducted on Tuesday at Biswas's residence in Parbotipur in Harmuti with the assistance of the Assam Police, and 456.17 gram of heroin were found, the SP said. Additionally, 10 tablets of Nitrazepam were also seized. Following the seizures, Biswas (35) and his associate Pushe Chetry (34) were arrested, he said. All three accused were booked under the NDPS Act, police said.
