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Deccan Herald
14-05-2025
- Deccan Herald
NIA arrests valley-based UNLF, KYKL militants for killing Hmar woman in Manipur's Jiribam
The NIA on Tuesday said the accused, Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Meitei-dominated Bishnupur district, was involved in the shooting of the woman, identified as Zosangkim.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Three arrested in two Manipur violence cases
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three individuals in two separates cases related to the Manipur ethnic violence, the agency said on Tuesday. In the first case, the federal anti-terror probe agency arrested a cadre of the militant KCP-PWG (Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group) faction in a murder and abduction case. The accused, Waikhom Rohit Singh of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak, Thoubal district, was picked up by an NIA team for his involvement in the conspiracy and execution of the crime. Sharing details of the murder and abduction case, NIA said, 'In November 2023, a CRPF team deployed on naka duty in Kangchup Chingkhong area of Imphal West district had detained a Bolero vehicle. The vehicle was found carrying five persons belonging to one of the two main communities involved in the ethnic clashes in the north-eastern state. A large mob of angry persons belonging to the rival community had then gathered around and forcibly taken away four of the individuals while one had managed to escape. The bodies of three of the four persons were recovered later'. In the second case, the agency arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Zairawn village in Jiribam district of Manipur in November last year. Accused Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Bishnupur district and belonging to the proscribed insurgent group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was involved in the actual shooting of the woman, identified as Zosangkim, NIA said. The other accused, Sagolsem Sanatomba of Thoubal district, was a member of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), another insurgent outfit in Manipur, and was part of the team involved in the carnage, it added. More than 260 people were killed and thousands left homeless in ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
3 Manipur rebels held for murder, arson
Guwahati: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it has arrested three cadres of Manipur's three proscribed valley-based insurgent groups in separate cases of murder, abduction and arson cases in the state the took place during the peak of the Meitei and Kuki-Zo violence in last two agency said two of them — Nongthombam Meiraba from Bishnupur district and belonging to United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and Sagolsem Sanatomba @Surchandra Singh @Piba of Thoubal district who is a member of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) — have been arrested "for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Zairawn village in Jiribam district of Manipur in November last year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "While Meiraba was "involved in the actual shooting of the woman, identified as Zosangkim," the other accused, Sanatomba, was part of the team involved in the carnage, NIA duo are currently in NIA custody and their remand is till May NIA added that another accused, Waikhom Rohit Singh, a cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group faction, who was earlier nabbed by security forces on April 30, is currently in judicial custody after completing his remand with the was arrested in a murder and abduction case relating to the ethnic clashes that took place in the state in to the NIA statement, in November 2023, a CRPF team deployed on naka duty in Kangchup Chingkhong area of Imphal West district had detained a vehicle carrying five persons belonging to one of the two main communities involved in the ethnic clashes in the state."A large mob of angry persons belonging to the rival community had then gathered around and forcibly taken away four of the individuals while one had managed to escape. The bodies of three of the four persons were recovered later," the NIA NIA, which had taken over the case in Feb 2024, is continuing with the investigation, it added.
NDTV
13-05-2025
- NDTV
NIA Arrests 3 Militants Involved In 2 Separate Killings In Manipur
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Manipur's Jiribam district in November last year, officials said on Tuesday. NIA sources said that the accused Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Bishnupur district and belonging to the proscribed insurgent outfit - United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was involved in the actual shooting of the woman, identified as Zosangkim. The other accused, identified as Sagolsem Sanatomba alias Surchandra Singh alias Piba of Thoubal district, was a member of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), another Manipur insurgent outfit and was part of the team involved in the carnage that occurred at Zairawn village. The two accused are in NIA custody till May 17 in the case for which investigations are continuing. NIA Arrests 2 Accused in 2024 Manipur Village Murder, Arson and Looting Case — NIA India (@NIA_India) May 13, 2025 In another incident, NIA has arrested a cadre of the militant outfit -- Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group (KCP-PWG) -- faction in an abduction and murder case relating to the ethnic clashes that took place in Manipur in 2023. According to the central probe agency source, the KCP-PWG militant identified as Waikhom Rohit Singh, a resident of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak in Thoubal district, was picked up by an NIA team for his involvement in the conspiracy and execution of the crime. He is currently in judicial custody after completing his remand with the NIA. In November 2023, a CRPF team deployed on 'naka duty' in Kangchup Chingkhong area of Imphal West district had detained a Bolero vehicle. The vehicle was found carrying five persons belonging to one of the two main communities involved in the ethnic clashes in the northeastern state. A large mob of angry people belonging to the rival community had then gathered around and forcibly taken away four of the individuals, while one had managed to escape. The bodies of three of the four victims were recovered later. NIA, which had taken over the case in February 2024 on the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, is continuing with the investigation.
Hindustan Times
13-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
NIA arrests two accused involved in brutal killing of woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Jiribam
New Delhi, The National Investigation Agency has arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their alleged involvement in the brutal killing of a woman in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Jiribam district last year, officials said on Tuesday. The arrested accused have been identified as Nongthombam Meiraba and Sagolsem Sanatomba alias Surchandra Singh alias Piba, they said. The 31-year-old tribal woman, who was killed on November 7, was subjected to third-degree torture and suffered 99 per cent burns, according to her autopsy report. Several body parts and limbs of the victim were missing and visceras for chemical analysis could not be collected as most were charred and unrecognisable, according to the report. "Right upper limb and parts of both lower limbs and the facial structure found missing," it stated. Highlighting the unimaginable condition of the body and torture meted out on her, the report said, "Burnt and separated fragments of bone did not show any signs of vital reaction indicating the post mortem nature of separation." In a statement issued Tuesday night, the NIA said the two accused were arrested "for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Zairawn village in Jiribam district of Manipur in November last year". Accused Meiraba, hailing from the Bishnupur district and belonging to the proscribed insurgent group United National Liberation Front , was allegedly involved in the shooting of the woman identified as Zosangkim in the Zairawn village, the statement said. The other accused, Sanatomba of the Thoubal district, was a member of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup another insurgent outfit in Manipur and was allegedly part of the group involved in the carnage, it said. The duo are in the NIA custody till May 17, the statement said. Over 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between the Imphal valley-based Meiteis and adjoining hills-based Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. The Centre imposed the President's Rule in Manipur on February 13 this year after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned. The violence started after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for the Scheduled Tribe status. Incidentally, the ethnically diverse Jiribam, which was largely untouched by the clashes, witnessed violence after the mutilated body of a farmer was found in a field in June last year. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal valley. Tribals Nagas and Kukis constitute a little over 40 per cent and reside in the hill districts. The NIA has also arrested a cadre of the militant KCP-PWG faction in a murder and abduction case relating to the 2023 ethnic clashes in Manipur. Waikhom Rohit Singh of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak, Thoubal district, was picked up by an NIA team for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy and execution of the crime in the case, it said. He is currently in judicial custody after completing his remand with the NIA, the probe agency said. "In November 2023, a CRPF team deployed on naka duty in Kangchup Chingkhong area of Imphal West district had detained a Bolero vehicle. The vehicle was found carrying five persons belonging to one of the two main communities involved in the ethnic clashes in the north-eastern state. "A large mob of angry persons belonging to the rival community had then gathered around and forcibly taken away four of the individuals while one had managed to escape. The bodies of three of the four persons were recovered later," the NIA said, giving details of the case. The NIA, which took over the case in February 2024 on the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India, is continuing with the investigation, it said in another statement.
