Imphal, April 13 (IANS) Security forces on Monday arrested three militants belonging to different insurgent outfits and dismantled four illegally constructed bunkers in separate operations, officials said. A police official said that Manipur Police, assisted by Assam Police, arrested a militant belonging to the People’s Liberation Army and its sister outfit, Revolutionary People’s Front, from Rupnagar in Hojai district of Assam.The militant, identified as Hodam Romen Singh alias Naobi (39),…
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Imphal, April 12 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday continued their joint combing operations for the third consecutive day on Sunday to nab militants following the killing of a BSF constable in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. During the ongoing operations, forces also destroyed 21 illegally constructed bunkers in the district, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that the Central and state security forces have intensified search operations across Ukhrul and adjoining districts to track d…
Imphal, April 11 (IANS) After paying solemn homage to the Border Security Force (BSF) Constable Mithun Mandal, who was martyred in suspected militant firing while on patrol duty in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, his mortal remains were sent to his ancestral home in West Bengal on Saturday. A BSF spokesperson said that Mandal sustained a bullet injury to his left shoulder while performing Road Opening Party (ROP) duty during an exchange of fire between Tangkhul Naga and Kuki miscreants at Mongkot Che…
Imphal, April 10 (IANS) A Border Security Force constable was martyred on Friday in suspected militant firing while on patrolling duty in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, officials said. Police reported that Constable Mithun Mandal, a resident of Bhagjan Tola village in West Bengal, was critically injured due to unprovoked firing from suspected militants in the Litan area of Ukhrul district. He was rushed to a hospital in Imphal but succumbed to his injuries later in the evening.Security forces have…
Imphal, March 29 (IANS) An office of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) was set ablaze by an angry mob in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Sunday, officials said. A police official in Imphal said that the angry mob torched the NSCN-IM’s Wung regional office after four cadres of the Naga outfit were shot dead, reportedly by members of a rival group, in neighbouring Kamjong district on Saturday.Tension has been escalating in both Ukhrul and Kamjong districts since Sunday morning follo…
Imphal, March 26 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur on Thursday continued their massive joint operations in Bishnupur district after suspected armed Kuki militants opened fire at Phouljang and Gothol areas, targeting an Indian Army post, officials said. A police official in Imphal stated that the militants opened fire in the Phouljang and Gothol areas, directing their attack towards an Indian Army post located in Phougakchao Awang Leikai. “The Indian Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (5…
Manipur, March 25 (IANS) Security forces have dismantled multiple illegal bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district following a fresh spate of exchanges of fire between armed groups from two communities, leaving at least three people injured, including a woman, officials said on Wednesday.A police official in Imphal stated that coordinated operations were carried out simultaneously at several locations under the jurisdiction of the Litan police station.During the operation, two illegally-constructe…
Imphal, March 12 (IANS) The bodies of two men from the Kuki community, who had gone missing in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday, were found on Thursday, officials said.The deceased were identified as Thangboimang Khongsai, 35, a resident of Shangkai village in Ukhrul district, and Thengin Baite, 40, a resident of nearby Thawai Kuki village in Kamjong district.Officials said the Manipur government has handed over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a thorough probe.A …
Imphal, March 12 (IANS) All 21 Naga community civilians who were detained by villagers and armed men of the Kuki community in Manipur’s Ukhrul district were released on Thursday after hectic negotiations, officials said. A police official in Imphal said the civilians, belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community, were detained by Kuki villagers and armed men at Shangkai on Wednesday afternoon when they were travelling in three vehicles along the Ukhrul-Imphal route. The official said that after inte…
Imphal, March 11 (IANS) Tension remained high in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Wednesday after at least 20 Tangkhul Naga civilians travelling along the Ukhrul-Imphal route were reportedly detained by people belonging to another community, officials said. A police official confirming the incident said the civilians were reportedly held at Shangkai village, about 5 km from Litan Police Station.Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed profound concern over the distressing situation along th…