Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested one person, currently in Guwahati jail in another case, in connection with the killing of four civilians in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Lunminsei Kipgen alias Langinmang alias Mang alias Levi, a resident of Manipur, has been formally arrested by NIA from Central Jail, Lokhra, Guwahati, Assam, under…
Imphal: In the ensuing disturbances, which broke out following the murder of one Soibam Sarat Singh, 65, at Jiribam, several houses belonging to both Meitei and Kuki communities were burnt by unknown miscreants in Jiribam district. Further, two police pickets and Borobekra Forest Beat office were also burnt down by suspected Kuki armed miscreants. Additional Security…
Imphal: “People should not be shifted from their residences for safety, they should be provided adequate securities at their respective homes for their protection from violent attacks, said newly elected MP Bimol Akoijam on Saturday. The shifting of people away from their villages in crisis would create division. It is unconstitutional, Bimol said. The MP…
Imphal: Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) has drawn the attention of Government of India to control the violence in Jiribam district of Manipur. Jiribam has been reeling under violence since Thursday. In a statement issued by the coordinating committee on Saturday said, in the wake of yet another brutal cycle of violence in Jiribam,…
Imphal: Just three days after election result of 18th Lok Sabha was declared, suspected Kuki militants on Friday attacked Meitei village with country-made bombs at Sekmai in Imphal West district, Manipur, which is about 25 kilometres away from Imphal. The incident was occurred at Pangaltabi along the Sekmai river. The incident occurred after killing of…
Imphal: Miscreants in black uniform handed over a live hand grenade covered in a box at the reception counter of Diabetics Hospital and Research Centre, Ayangpalli road, opposite to Karkinos Cancer hospital in Imphal East near JNIMS hospital intimidating to be handed over to Dr Moirangthem Dhanabir. The incident took placed on Friday morning. According…
Imphal: Thongminthang Haokip alias Thangboi Haokip alias Roger who was arrested by a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Imphal airport is not related to the outfit, said Kuki National Front-military council on Friday. In a press release issued by information and public relation of the outfit, Th. Rio Kuki mentioned that Thangboi has…
Imphal: Following beheading of a man in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday, district magistrate has imposed indefinite curfew in the district. The district magistrate Krishna Kumar has also asked the superintendent of police, Jiribam to utilize the security forces available in the district to avoid any unwanted incidents. It asked to identify vulnerable pockets…
Imphal: One person was found beheaded by miscreants in Jiribam district of Manipur on Thursday leading to setting abandoned Kuki houses in blaze. The deceased was identified as one Soibam Saratkumar Singh, 59, son of late Soibam Babahal Singh of Sorok Atingbi Khunou, Jiribam. The incident reportedly occurred at around 5 pm. When Saratkumar was…
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key accused from Imphal Airport in a case relating to a transnational conspiracy by insurgents and terrorist gangs to exacerbate the Manipur violence and spread terror in the north-eastern states. Thongminthang Haokip alias Thangboi Haokip alias Roger (KNF-MC) has been arrested under various sections of…
