Four UKNA militants arrested

Imphal: Security forces arrested four cadres of United Kuki National Army (UKNA) including three juveniles from Bethel, Centre of Churachandpur town in Churachandpur district on Wednesday. “There were involved in extortion, drug business and smuggling and sale of weapons,” said police. From their possession, two pistols were recovered, said police. Manipur Police arrested one active member…

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16 more weapons surrendered

Imphal: A total of 16 different types of weapons, various ammunitions and munitions and other miscellaneous items were voluntarily surrendered by the public in Bishnupur, Imphal East and Imphal west districts. The weapons were handed over at different police stations on Tuesday. Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla had extended the ultimatum to public to surrender…

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Shiv Sena Manipur demands stringent action against Kuki bodies defying Shah’s directive

Imphal: The central government must take stringent action against the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), and other Kuki bodies that are defying Union Home minister Amit Shah’s directive to ensure free movement on all roads in Manipur. Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh president M Tombi said this during a press…

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Shiv Sena Manipur slams defiance of governor’s disarmament appeal by Kuki

Imphal: Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh says the Kuki people’s defiance of the governor’s appeal to surrender arms, despite initiatives for a roadmap to restore peace, is a direct insult to both the state and sentral governments. Shiv Sena Manipur Pradesh president M. Tombi, speaking to reporters at the state party office, here, on Saturday, criticized…

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Amit Shah instructs free movement on all roads in Manipur, to complete border fencing soon, to dismantle entire drug network

Imphal: Union Home minister and minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, chaired a high-level review meeting on the security situation of Manipur in New Delhi on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the governor of Manipur, Union Home secretary, director, Intelligence Bureau, deputy chief of Army staff, Army C mmander of the Eastern Command, directors general…

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Four KNF-P millitants arrested for extortion near NH-2

Imphal: Four Kuki National Front-Presidential faction (KNF-P) were arrested on Friday near Bimparao along National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur) for ‘involvement in extortion’. Police confirmed that the arrested cadres belonged to KNF-P and identified them as Lungousem Kipgen, 29, of Phaijol village (Kangchup), Letminlal Kipgen, 25, of Ebenezer village, Satminlun Tuboi, 24, of Chalbung village, and Thanggoulun…

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