Insurgency / Manipur

Imphal, February 05: Nine KYKL(T) activists were apprehended by Manipur Rifles (1st IRB) from the Maphou Dam area today. The IRB personnel posted at the Maphou Dam apprehended the ultras while conducting a routine frisking in the area, said an official release from the PRO, police department. One demand letter for Rs 2 lakhs addressed to Laishram Kadamjit Singh, FPM candidate of Wangkhem A/C, one money receipt for Rs 3 lakhs from the same candidate, a walkie talkie set and the jeep bearing regd no MN03 A-0924, in which they were moving were recovered from those apprehended and a case has been...

Imphal, February 05: Following Sunday evening's attack on the residence of former MoS, home, M Oken, which took two lives, the state administration has decided to make special security arrangements for candidates for the forthcoming elections who are under serious threat from underground elements. The state election security coordination committee, in its fourth meeting today, reassessed its security policy in view on the attacks on Oken and on several other candidates. In this regard, the concerned intelligence agencies have been asked to submit the candidates' risk status at the earliest...

Imphal, February 03: Following the threat of the KYKL (O) against the MSCP candidate of Nambol constituency, Th Bira Singh and his workers in the ensuing 8th Assembly election, a public meeting was called today at the residence of the candidate to discuss the matter. According to a release, the meeting, in a resolution expressed disappointment over the outfit?s threat to the workers of the MSCP of the constituency asking them to distance themselves from the party by February 6. The release further maintained that the allegations made by the outfit against the candidate and his brother Th...

Imphal, February 03: Two persons including one civilian and an MR rifleman were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked the residence of the Congress (I) candidate in Heirok Assembly constituency, Moirangthem Oken at Heirok Part II Mayai Leikai today at about 7.45 pm. Four others including three civilians and the PSO to the candidate were also injured. The deceased are identified as Rifleman Sapam Mangijao (27) of Thoubal Kiyam Siphai and Saikhom Thapasana (29) of Heirok Ward number VII. Mangijao who was shot in the leg died due to excessive bleeding while Thapasana died on the spot after...

Imphal, February 01: Even though the spectre of election related violence looms large, the State Government will not be able to provide security escorts to all the candidates as the number of security personnel to be deployed here has fallen far short from the target desired by the administration. DIG (Ops) HS Sandhu who is also the Nodal Officer of the election told this reporter today that all the candidates have approached the Government for security guards but the Government is just not in a position to provide the same to all the candidates. There are charges of discrimination by the...

IMPHAL, Jan 27 — Unidentified gunmen attacked the house of a Manipur People’s Party (MPP) candidate at Yairipok area in Thoubal district on Tuesday night, official report reaching here said today, reports PTI. The report said the gunmen opened fire at the private house of Nimaichand Luwang, the candidate from Wangkhem constituency, but no casualty was reported. Luwang was not present at the time of the incident, the report said.

Imphal, January 24: The state election security coordination committee has taken serious note of the recent spate of attacks on the residences of candidates and politicians and decided to enhance security measures to prevent such further incidents. The security coordination meeting held its fourth meeting today, chaired by the chief secretary, Rakesh. The DGP, Manipur, AA Siddique, principal secretary (elections), DS Poonia, principal secretary (home) PBO Warjari, 1G (law and order) R Basar, election nodal officer DIG (ops) Sandhu), commandant, 9 sector, Brig Sabharwal, commissioner, transport...

IMPHAL, Jan 24 – The advisor to the Governor of Manipur FN Rammohan will be aridashing to New Delhi shortly to meet the Union Home Ministry officials and officials of other ministries for more additional forces for the ensuing eighth State Assembly election which is to be held on February 14 and 21. Even though the central authority has agreed to provide 30 companies security forces personnel, the State administration feels that these forces would not be sufficient for the election. With the sudden rise in poll related violence in the State since the past couple of weeks, the State authority...

Imphal, January 21: An election observer team deputed by the Election Commission of India for the forthcoming elections was forcibly stopped by Army troops this morning at Noney while proceeding towards Tamenglong and made to return to the State capital without any explanation, according to reliable sources in the state elections office. The election observer team and their subordinate staff were reportedly verbally abused and even manhandled by the Army personnel under the command of a captain of the 4/4 GR. Sources said the two election observers, general observer SC Sikdar, and expenditure...

Imphal, January 20: The KYKL (O) today said that they were constrained to shoot Dr Bedikumar in the leg as the RIMS authority had repeatedly failed to pay up its due "tax" to the outfit and Dr Bedikumar was one of the most prominent personalities who refused to pay the tax. In a statement it said to further the revolutionary cause it imposes a tax on the people and in some cases 1.5 percent of the monthly salary of Government employees are deducted as tax. Under this scheme, the finance department of KYKL (O) had approached RIMS, authority in 1999 and it was decided that instead of 1.5 percent...