Overview

• Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police conducted coordinated operations in Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Chandel, Thoubal, Imphal West and Imphal East to apprehend active insurgent cadres
• Officials confirmed the detention of 22 militants linked to Kangleipak Communist Party, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak and United National Liberation Front factions
• Security forces recovered six sophisticated weapons alongside IEDs, grenades and a large cache of ammunition during week-long sweeps
• A key arrest included KCP militant Mayengbam Amitab Singh alias Khaba, who is under investigation for a previous police shooting and threats to NIT Imphal staff
• Police urged residents to return looted arms to authorities and cautioned against circulating unverified videos, with the Central Control Room available to verify content