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Guwahati: The Manipur Police on Tuesday said that security forces have launched a massive combing operation to nab the gunmen who killed Thenkhothang alias Thahpi Haokip, the 48-year-old 'deputy commander-in-chief' of the Kuki National Army, along with his two bodyguards and a 72-year-old woman, in an ambush in Churachandpur district on Monday. Informing that an FIR has been registered in connection with the killing of the four people by unidentified gunmen, police said that security has been tightened to prevent any escalation of violence. In a statement, police said: "Operations have been launched by security forces to arrest the culprits involved in the incident. An FIR has been registered in connection with the case at Churachandpur PS for further investigation." Meanwhile, a banned militant outfit -- the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) -- claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed three members of another armed Kuki organisation that had signed a peace agreement with the government in 2008. The ambush took place near Mongjang village, about five km from Churachandpur town, on Monday, when three of the victims were travelling in a car. The three men died on the spot inside the vehicle, while the elderly woman, who was passing through the area, was hit by a stray bullet. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to the Churachandpur district hospital. Security forces, who rushed to the spot, found more than a dozen empty shells near the vehicle, indicating that the assailants had fired a volley of shots from close range. The two bodyguards were identified as Seikhogin, 34, and Lengouhao, 35. The slain woman was identified as 72-year-old Phalhing from Koite village. It is significant that the KNA is the armed wing of the Kuki National Organisation, one of about 25 Kuki extremist groups that signed a suspension of operations agreement with the Centre in 2008.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that the agency had arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh, Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipg ...Read More >
Imphal- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled projects worth Rs 8,500 crore in Manipur during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke out nearly two-and-a-half years ago. From the Kuki stronghold of Churachandpur, Modi laid the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 7,300 crore. Among them were the Manipur urban roads, drainage and asset management improvement initiative worth Rs 3,647 crore, and the Manipur Infotech Development (MIND) project worth Rs 550 crore. He also laid the foundation for nine working women's hostels worth Rs 142 crore, and super-spe ...Read More >
Imphal: The Manipur Police have evacuated at least 51 students of the Kuki tribal community from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in the state's Naga-dominated Ukhrul district as a precautionary measure following clashes and subsequent tensions between the Naga and Kuki communities, officials said on Tuesday. Attacks and counter-attacks, along with heightened tension, have continued between members of the Tangkhul Naga tribe and the Kuki community in Ukhrul since February 7. More than 30 houses were reportedly burnt during clashes at Litan Sareikhong village in the district, which shares bord ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three insurgents in a case related to a deadly attack on security forces that had killed two police commandos and injured several others in Manipur last year, an official said on Sunday. The three men, along with their associates, had planned, conspired and executed the attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and security forces in Moreh of Tengnoupal district on January 17, 2024. Among the accused is Thangminlen Mate, a resident of Tengnoupal district and member of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal insur ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that it arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipgen, of the Village Volunteers gr ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machinery for the elections. "First of all, we will not let any misuse of the official machinery and second, in case any official is found to be misusing ...Read More >
Imphal, Jul 1 (PTI) The Manipur Police on Tuesday said security forces have launched search operations to arrest the gunmen who killed four people in an ambush in Churachandpur district a day ago. An FIR has been registered in connection with the killing of the four people, and security has been tightened to prevent any escalation of violence, a police statement said. "Operations have been launched by security forces to arrest the culprits involved in the incident. An FIR has been registered in connection with the case at Churachandpur PS for further investigation," the police said. At leas ...Read More >
IMPHAL/ CHURACHANDPUR: At least four militants, belonging to a banned outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Tuesday morning, police said.Based on intelligence about the presence of armed cadres of the proscribed United Kuki National Army (UKNA), an operation was launched around 5:30 am at Khanpi village in Henglep sub-division, a senior officer said.The UKNA is not a signatory to the Suspension of Operations pact signed between the Centre, the state government, and the Kuki and Zomi militant groups.During the operation, a fierce gunfigh ...Read More >
Following a deadly bomb blast in Manipur that killed two children, police have arrested three suspects believed to be members of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA), sparking further unrest and security operations in the region. Key PointsThree suspected members of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) have been arrested in connection with the Tronglaobi bomb blast in Manipur that killed two children.The arrests were made in Churachandpur district, with police seizing arms, ammunition, and opium ...Read More >
Imphal, May 19: Manipur Police registered a case at the cyber crime police station here and launched a massive search operation to nab the concerned people who recently gave threat messages to the Meitei community against entering Kuki tribal-dominated areas during the upcoming Shirui Lily Festival. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla recently chaired the organising committee meeting of the Shirui Lily Festival, 2025 to be held in the state's Ukhrul district from May 20 to 24. The 80 km route from the state capital Imphal to Ukhrul passes through a few Kuki tribal inhabited villages. A senior ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Four Manipur organisations representing the Meitei, Naga, and Thadou communities have appealed to the Centre not to renew the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with Kuki extremist groups, citing alleged repeated violations of the conditions and a failure to maintain law and order. These organisations are the Indigenous Peoples' Forum Manipur, Meitei Alliance, Foothill Naga Coordination Committee, and Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM). They submitted a joint memorandum to Home Minister Amit Shah on July 3, justifying their demand for scrapping the peace deals with the Kuki groups. M ...Read More >
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) in a statement told their MLAs to follow the order ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Manipur is under President's rule after CM N Biren Singh resigned in FebruaryThere are 10 Kuki MLAs who demanded a separate administration after May 2023 violenceKuki groups seek a separate state or Union Territory, citing demands since 1946-47 Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Guwahati/Imphal: An influential body of Manipur's Kuki tribes has asked MLAs from their community not to be a part of the next state government whenever it is formed. The state ...Read More >
Guwahati: Fresh tension gripped Imphal on Wednesday as protesters tried to storm the residences of chief minister Y Khemchand Singh and home minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh, demanding their resignation over alleged security lapses that led to the killing of two minors in a bomb attack on their home. Two others were shot dead when a mob stormed a CRPF camp during a protest against the blast in Bishnupur district on Tuesday. Despite a curfew in place, a large number of protesters gathered outside the CM's residence. Shanta Nahakpam, a senior member of the valley-based civil society group, Co ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate the new Manipur Police headquarters worth Rs 101 crore and Rs 538 crore civil secretariat, among 17 projects with a total value of Rs 1,200 crore to be unveiled during his visit to the strife-torn state. Modi will also lay the foundation stones for 14 projects worth Rs 7,300 crore from Churachandpur, a government statement said. This will be Modi's first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state two years ago. The PM will first arrive in Churachandpur from Mizoram's Aizwal and later proceed to ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A mob attacked a convoy of Manipur Police at Longja village in the state's Chandel district, damaging several vehicles, though no injuries were reported, officials said on Thursday. A police official in Imphal said that windshields of three police vehicles were damaged in the attack that took place late on Wednesday when the police were conducting an operation in the hill areas. However, there is no report of any injuries on either side. One of those vehicles belonged to the Additional Superintendent of Police of the Chandel district, which shares an unfenced b ...Read More >
Imphal: The Centre intensified counterinsurgency campaigns along the borders in Manipur state sector with the killing of 4 insurgents, injuring one, and arresting five cadres associated with the proscribed United National Kuki Army (UNKA) in the early hours on Tuesday, officials reported. A total of 6 UNKA cadres, including a juvenile, were apprehended along with arms and ammunition in different operations in the Henglep sub-division of Manipur's Churachandpur district, the reports stated. A joint team of the Indian army and Assam Rifles, during their serial operations, arrested five cadres ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday stated that the agency had arrested three insurgents involved in a fatal attack on security forces in Moreh, Manipur's Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024, resulting in the deaths of two police commandos and injuries to several others. According to the NIA's statement, the agency arrested Thangminlen Mate, a key orchestrator from the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) group from Silchar, Assam, on May 19, and two others, Kamginthang Gangte of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipg ...Read More >
Imphal, June 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the fresh violence over the arrest of members of Meitei radical outfit Arambai Tenggol, Manipur police on Sunday night urged the people not to support any shutdown called by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). In a statement, the Manipur police appealed to the public and peace-loving citizens not to support the call for such protests in connection with the arrests of individuals involved in unlawful and criminal activities. Manipur Police have been putting all its efforts in maintaining peace and tranquility in the state, it said. Manipur police also ...Read More >
Churachandpur/Imphal, Jun 30 (PTI) At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead in an ambush by gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, police said. The United Kuki National Army (UKNA), a banned militant outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three members of another armed Kuki organisation that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2008. The ambush took place near Mongjang village, about five km from Churachandpur town, around 2 pm when three of the victims were travelling in a car, a police officer said. The deceased were ...Read More >
Imphal: Four persons, including a deputy commander of a banned Kuki militant group, and a woman caught in a crossfire between two warring groups, were killed on Monday in Churachandpur district of Manipur, as violence returned to the northeastern state. The killings came on a day, three civil society groups from Manipur urged the Centre to take immediate steps to rehabilitate people hit by the ethnic violence and ensure security for farmers who have land in the vicinity of the Imphal valley. Thangboi Haokip, also known as "Thahpi", a deputy commander-in-chief of the Kuki National Organisation/ ...Read More >
Imphal, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The combined security forces continued their search operations in Manipur's Churachandpur and adjoining districts on Tuesday to nab the unidentified gunmen who killed four people, including an elderly woman, in an ambush in Churachandpur district on Monday, officials said. A police official in Imphal said that no one has been arrested so far in connection with the killing. He said that an FIR has been registered at the Churachandpur police station, and a probe is underway to identify and nab the killers. The official said that as per the preliminary investigat ...Read More >
Security forces in Manipur arrested four militants, including Paokholen Guite, the self-styled chief of the banned Chin Kuki Mizo Army, involved in weapons trafficking and extortion. Two AK-47s and cash were recovered from him. Additionally, three cadres of the banned People's Liberation Army were apprehended for extortion, a group previously responsible for ambushing Assam Rifles personnel. Security forces arrested four militants, including a self-styled chief of a banned Kuki outfit in Manipur ...Read More >
Another arrest of a Kuki National Army (KNA) leader was also made by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case of murder. Protests broke out in the Imphal valley, demanding the release of Singh and another volunteer of Arambai Tenggol who was arrested by Manipur Police in a separate case. Protesters torched tyres and old furniture on roads in Kwakeithel and Uripok, and clashed with security personnel Saturday night. A mob also set a bus on fire at Khurai Lamlong in Imphal East district. Security forces fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the protesters in front of Kan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three insurgents in a case related to a deadly attack on security forces that killed two police commandos and injured several others in ethnic violence-hit Manipur last year, officials said on Sunday. The three men, along with their associates, planned, conspired and executed the attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and security forces at Moreh in Tengnoupal district on January 17, 2024, they said. Among the arrested accused is Thangminlen Mate, a resident of Tengnoupal district and member of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal ...Read More >
Standard .303 rifle has an effective kill range of about 500 metres, officials said (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Manipur insurgents from Meitei and Kuki groups modify looted weapons into sniper riflesOver 6,000 weapons including .303, AK, and INSAS rifles were looted from police armouriesModified .303 rifles have increased range and accuracy beyond the standard 500 metres Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: Manipur's ethnic insurgent groups from both the Meitei and Kuki communities are modifying weapons, many of them looted fr ...Read More >
Guwahati: Just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Manipur and emphasized the need to strengthen ties between the hills and the valley, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) pushed back against reports suggesting the reopening of National Highway 2 (Imphal-Dimapur) for unrestricted movement. In a strongly worded statement issued Monday, the KZC denied granting permission for free passage along NH-2. The council warned individuals from both the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities not to cross the buffer zone, citing the absence of any agreement in the ongoing ethnic conflict. The KZC emphasiz ...Read More >
The DGP said, "These are very challenging times, but we have been trying to tackle them with the best possible strength, and with the cooperation of everyone" Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh said peaceful dialogue is the only solution to resolve the ethnic conflict in the State. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. Speaking on the sidelines of the 134th Raising Day in Imph ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on September 13, his first trip to the state since ethnic violence broke out two years ago, and will interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal, besides inaugurating development projects worth Rs 8,500 crore. The Prime Minister's visit, which was officially confirmed by Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel on Friday, comes amid repeated criticism by opposition parties for not visiting Manipur following the ethnic strife between the Kuki and Meitei communities, which has left over 260 people dead and t ...Read More >
Guwahati: Manipur police have arrested three members of Arambai Tenggol. Over 2000 troops are searching for the Meitei man, Laishram Kamal Babu who has been missing since November 25. Manipur police in a statement stated, "On 01.12.2024, Manipur Police arrested three armed miscreants and apprehended one juvenile from Kshetrigao Sabal Leikai, Imphal East District who were found loitering in the area to commit prejudicial activities like extortion of money from general public and government officials of the said areas as well as threatening the general public. They were later found to be member ...Read More >