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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
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Six militants from different outfits apprehended by security forces in Manipur
Guwahati: Six militants of different outfits were apprehended by security forces in Manipur during the past 24 hours. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Nuclear Power! How India and Pakistan's arsenals stack up Does America have a plan to capture Pakistan's nuclear weapons? Airspace blockade: India plots a flight path to skip Pakistan Security forces also apprehended two wanted offenders, and four drug peddlers. A police official said that the security forces arrested Waikhom Rohit Singh alias Phurupngakpa, a resident of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak in Thoubal district, in connection with a case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Four militants belonging to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were apprehended in Imphal West district, while one cadre each of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) outfits were arrested from Imphal East and Kakching districts, respectively. Some arms and ammunition, some explosives, seven mobile sets, and cash were recovered from the possession of the militants. The security forces also arrested four drug peddlers from Imphal West and Tengnoupal district. In Tengnoupal, police intercepted two vehicles and recovered three lakh highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba or party tablets, valued at a few crores of rupees, from inbuilt and modified cavities inside the two vehicles. An amount of Rs 2.6 lakh in Indian currency, several Aadhaar cards, and some other documents were also recovered from the vehicles. The two drug peddlers, identified as Paojathang Kipgen, and Kamminlun Kipgen, were arrested. They are inhabitants of Govajang village in Tengnoupal. Two more drug smugglers were arrested in Imphal West, and 274.8 kg ganja (marijuana), which was being carried in a truck, was recovered. The two drug sellers, identified as Kayenbam Kenedi Singh and Keisam Sarat Singh, were arrested. Manipur Police also arrested one Sinthangamba Konsham Mangang, a resident of Kabo Leikai in Thoubal District.
Hans India
01-05-2025
- Hans India
6 militants, 4 drug peddlers, 2 wanted offenders held in Manipur
Imphal: Six militants of different outfits, two wanted offenders, and four drug peddlers were apprehended by security forces in Manipur during the past 24 hours, and a large cache of arms and varied drugs was seized from them, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that the security forces arrested Waikhom Rohit Singh alias Phurupngakpa, 33, a resident of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak in Thoubal district, in connection with a case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Four militants belonging to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were apprehended in Imphal West district, while one cadre each of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) outfits were arrested from Imphal East and Kakching districts, respectively. Some arms and ammunition, some explosives, seven mobile sets, and cash were recovered from the possession of the militants. The security forces also arrested four drug peddlers from Imphal West and Tengnoupal district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar. In Tengnoupal, police intercepted two vehicles and recovered three lakh highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba or party tablets, valued at a few crores of rupees, from inbuilt and modified cavities inside the two vehicles. An amount of Rs 2.6 lakh in Indian currency, several Aadhaar cards, and some other documents were also recovered from the vehicles. The two drug peddlers, identified as Paojathang Kipgen, 30, and Kamminlun Kipgen, 24, were arrested. They are inhabitants of Govajang village in Tengnoupal. Two more drug smugglers were arrested in Imphal West, and 274.8 kg ganja (marijuana), which was being carried in a truck, was recovered. The two drug sellers, identified as Kayenbam Kenedi Singh, 36, and Keisam Sarat Singh, 55, were arrested. Manipur Police also arrested one Sinthangamba Konsham Mangang (25), a resident of Kabo Leikai in Thoubal District. He is a serial offender and has been involved in multiple cases of mob-related incidents across Manipur, including an attack on the office of the Thoubal District Superintendent of Police. As part of the state police's special drive, four more stolen/snatched vehicles were recovered from anti-social elements/attackers. Amid the ethnic violence in Manipur, theft of cars and two-wheelers was reported, and 126 stolen cars and 20 two-wheelers have been recovered since April 16 from different places in the state. Police launched a special drive on April 16 for the recovery of stolen/snatched vehicles.
