Overview

• The three detainees—Thangminlen Mate, Kamginthang Gangte and Hentinthang Kipgen—are accused of orchestrating the January 17, 2024 attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion post in Moreh that killed two police commandos and injured others.
• Mate, identified as a key operative of the banned Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal group, was arrested in Silchar on May 19 and remanded to Guwahati Central Jail.
• Gangte of the Kuki National Army and Kipgen of the Village Volunteers were apprehended in Imphal on June 6 and await transfer to the NIA special court in Guwahati.
• NIA officials describe the ambush as a meticulously planned operation by insurgent groups from Manipur’s hill districts aimed at inflaming ethnic tensions.
• Investigators say further raids and arrests are expected as the agency works to dismantle the broader network behind the attack.