Overview

• Security forces arrested four insurgents from KCP factions and PREPAK in Imphal West and East, and seized a haul that included single‑barrel guns, a modified sniper rifle, 9mm pistols, grenades, detonators, helmets and bullet‑proof plates.
• Police separately detained six more suspects across the Imphal Valley, including three PLA cadres, two KCP (Noyon) members and a woman from NRFM, and recovered a .32 pistol with a magazine.
• Investigators cite the arrests of PLA operatives Thongram Sadananda Singh and S/S Lt Corporal Chongtham Mahesh, one picked up in Guwahati, as a key advance in the September 19 convoy ambush case.
• Authorities report more than 100 checkpoints across hill and valley districts, armed escorts for essential traffic on NH‑37 and expanded drone surveillance over vulnerable zones.
• A tripartite meeting in New Delhi concluded with a one‑year Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki groups, running in parallel with the ongoing crackdown.