Overview
- A pre-dawn attack at Loibol Khullen in Kangpokpi that killed three people and gutted at least seven houses prompted intensified search operations by state and central forces.
- CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh held senior briefings with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh to present a comprehensive roadmap focused on operational preparedness and strategic planning.
- The Centre approved two additional CoBRA battalions and elements of those units have reached Imphal for a 45-day pre‑induction training before frontline deployment.
- Security agencies report stepped-up joint operations across Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and Imphal with arrests of suspected militants, recoveries of rifles and grenades, and seizures linked to groups such as PREPAK-PRO and KCP-PWG.
- Manipur remains volatile after more than 260 deaths and about 60,000 displaced since 2023, and authorities say investigations, arrests and humanitarian relief are the next priorities as central forces prepare for sustained action.