Overview
- Forty-six active members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party–People’s War Group formally surrendered at the Mantripukhri Garrison before Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
- The group deposited 28 firearms and a large cache of war‑like stores, including AK‑series rifles, an INSAS rifle, an RPG launcher, grenades, IEDs, detonators and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
- Senior state and security officials attended the homecoming ceremony, and spokespeople credited weeks of patient outreach by Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, the Indian Army and central forces for persuading the cadres to lay down arms.
- Under the Revised Surrender‑cum‑Rehabilitation Scheme (2018), each surrendered cadre will receive a one‑time Rs 4 lakh grant held as a fixed deposit for three years and a monthly stipend of Rs 6,000 during rehabilitation along with vocational training.
- Officials described the mass surrender as an unprecedented operational setback for the PWG faction but stopped short of declaring the group dissolved and urged other militants to follow suit while security agencies continue weapons verification and reintegration work.