Overview

• Security personnel detained 25 militants over July 12–13 in Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Bishnupur and Thoubal districts targeting cadres from PREPAK, SOREPA, KCP factions, KYKL, APUNBA and the PLA.
• Authorities recovered a 9mm pistol, magazine, six rounds of ammunition, mobile phones with SIM cards and seized additional arms in multiple operations.
• One arrested PREPAK member, 42-year-old Chingakham Sanjoy Singh Eremba, had completed 45 days of basic military training in Myanmar before returning to Manipur.
• Joint teams from the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and Manipur Police continue area domination with checkpoints and cordon-and-search missions in vulnerable fringe zones.
• Police cautioned residents against spreading fake videos or rumors and appealed for the voluntary return of looted weapons under warning of legal action.