Overview
- Para Special Forces and Assam Rifles were inserted by helicopter into jungle terrain around Henglep in Churachandpur and areas of Kangpokpi to hit suspected militant hideouts.
- Officials said camps linked to the United Kuki National Army, which is not under the Suspension of Operations framework, were destroyed during the coordinated actions.
- Manipur Police reported the eradication of nearly 65 acres of illegal poppy cultivation across Kangpokpi and Churachandpur in joint drives with the Forest Department and district authorities.
- Security forces arrested four militants from proscribed outfits over alleged extortion, including cadres of the People’s Liberation Army, PREPAK (Pro) and KCP (Taibanganba).
- Officials have tied the operations to recent incidents of firing at homes of families resettled under Phase I, describing the campaign as a multi-agency effort to curb militant activity and financing.