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Prime Accused in Assam Rifles Ambush Arrested in Manipur as Arms Cache Linked to Attack Recovered

Police say the suspect confessed PLA ties, leading investigators to rifles, magazines, ammunition linked to the Bishnupur strike.

Arms recovered by security forces reportedly used during the ambush on 33 Assam Rifles five days ago. (Sourced)
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An injured security personnel being taken to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences hospital after a terrorist attack on an Assam Rifles vehicle in Nambol Sabal area of Bishnupur, in Imphal on Friday. Reportedly, two Assam Rifles personnel, including one JCO and one jawan, killed in the ambush.
A thorough search led to the recovery of 1.377 kilograms of Heroin No-4, valued at approximately ₹11.40 crore. (Sourced/HT)

Overview

  • Manipur Police, Bishnupur Police and 33 Assam Rifles arrested Khomdram Ojit Singh, also known as Keilal, 47, during a pre‑dawn operation on September 24 in the Kameng area of Imphal West.
  • According to DGP Rajiv Singh, the accused admitted being a bailed‑out member of the banned PLA and confessed to direct involvement in the September 19 ambush that killed two Assam Rifles personnel and injured five.
  • Based on his disclosure, forces recovered an A4 rifle, an HK rifle, two AK rifles, an INSAS rifle, multiple magazines, lathode shells and hundreds of rounds, along with a phone, wallet and an Aadhaar card linked to the case.
  • Raids are underway to locate other participants; two suspects were earlier detained and a silver‑blue van believed to have been used in the attack was seized at Mutum Yangbi in Imphal West.
  • Parallel operations in Mizoram’s Champhai district yielded an M4A1 carbine and ammunition with one arrest in Zokhawthar, a 1.377 kg heroin seizure with three arrests, and a separate cache near Saikhumphai that included a G3 rifle, a sniper rifle, a mortar tube and grenades.