Overview

• Police announced the arrests of two active PLA cadres linked to the September 19 Bishnupur ambush, including veteran operative Chongtham Mahesh picked up in Guwahati with Crime Branch assistance.
• Investigators also detained Thongram Sadananda Singh in Manipur and continued efforts to identify remaining conspirators connected to the convoy attack that killed two Assam Rifles personnel.
• Six additional militants from PLA, NRFM and KCP (Noyon) were arrested across three Imphal Valley districts, with a .32 pistol seized from two KCP (Noyon) cadres.
• A prior joint operation led to the arrest of Khodram Ojit Singh and the recovery of rifles, ammunition, lathode shells and explosives hidden near Loktak Lake based on his disclosures.
• Security measures include 114 checkpoints, drone-assisted searches and armed escorts that moved 261 essential-goods vehicles safely along NH-37, as coordinated operations continue.