Overview
- Para Special Forces and Assam Rifles inserted troops by helicopter into Churachandpur’s Henglep area to strike suspected insurgent hideouts, officials said.
- Commandos destroyed camps attributed to the United Kuki National Army in Churachandpur, a proscribed group outside the suspension of operations framework, according to officials.
- Operations also unfolded in parts of Kangpokpi, with reports of joint teams moving through Saikul, S. Khonomphai and Denglen areas.
- Manipur Police reported multiple arrests of cadres from banned outfits and seizures that included Rs 1 lakh in alleged extortion money and other contraband.
- Joint anti-narcotics drives uprooted nearly 65 acres of poppy cultivation in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, with temporary huts and cultivation materials dismantled.