Insurgency / Manipur

AIZAWL, February 10: A Manipur-based insurgent group has threatened all Hmars living in the area bordering Mizoram to vacate their villages by Saturday failing which their houses would be burnt down, a local political party has claimed, reports UNI. The Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) in a press statement, has claimed that Mizos belonging to the Hmar sub-tribe would be forced to lose their home in Manipur following the threat.

IMPHAL, February 9: The Manipur Human Rights Commission has taken up a suo motu case in connection with the attack on Father Tommy Manjali at the Canchipur Catholic School, on February 2 by unidentified persons. The commission issued notices to the Principal Secretary, Home and DGP, seeking reports of the incident and progress of the investigations. The reports should be submitted before February 26 and the next day is fixed for further orders. The commission received a report from the Under Secretary Home in connection with the killing of Father Jacob by unknown gunmen at Sugnu on December 2...

IMPHAL, February 8: A Border Security Force jawan was killed while another seriously injured when suspected underground activists ambushed a road opening foot patrol at Kumbi Pukhri Mapal in Churachandpur district this morning. According to official sources, the incident occurred when a column of 32nd BSF posted at Churachandpur was conducting their routine ROP this morning around 7 am. The well-armed ultras waylaid the patrol and fired from various directions, taking over in the nearby drains and thick bushes, when the convoy was nearing Kumbi Pukhri. The BSF jawans returned the fire and the...

IMPHAL, February 7: Some underground organisations in Manipur have started smuggling narcotic drugs, particularly heroin, after they faced problems extorting money from the people, a top police executive said, reports PTI. The Additional Director General of Police (Manipur), C Peter, told reporters quoting Intelligence reports here on Monday that a hill-based underground organisation and a powerful valley-based guerrilla organisation were now smuggling narcotic drugs from across the border and sending them out of the region. He said that the underground outfits smuggle narcotic drugs from Tamu...

IMPHAL, February 5: The Manipur government has made elaborate security arrangements to prevent frequent extortion by militants from businessmen as well as government officials. While CRPF personnel and policewomen are stationed at all state government offices, commandos in plain clothes have been deployed at major commercial centres of Imphal. This is a part of the 26-point action plan submitted by Chief Minister W. Nipamacha Singh to Union home minister L.K. Advani in New Delhi on January 6. Sources said the Union home ministry has agreed to send two additional battalions of CRPF for counter...

IMPHAL, February 5: The Additional Director General of Police, C Peter today charged that two underground organisations in Manipur are smuggling drugs from Myanmar to Manipur. He, however, did not disclose the name of the organisations. Addressing a press conference at the Banquet Hall of the 1st Manipur Rifles today, the Addl DGP said there are intelligence reports that two underground organisations are trafficking drug. He further said a team of United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDP), during their recent visit to Imphal, expressed to Manipur Government their suspicion of involvement of...

IMPHAL, February 4: Unidentified armed persons burnt down the unoccupied security post, located at Irilbung in Imphal East district late last night. The main building and other furniture have been totally destroyed in the fire. The post was earlier occupied by CRPF and IRB personnel, sources said. Police said that the 11 IRB personnel who had manned the post were withdrawn some 5-6 months back for using in counter insurgency operations. CRPF personnel were staying at the post before they were replaced by the IRB personnel. Reports said armed persons made an attempt to burn down the post some...

IMPHAL, February 3: Even as the State Government started deploying police commandos in civil clothes to check extortion in all major commercial areas of the capital city, police commandos shot dead an unidentified suspected militant at Bashikhong Kongba Irong under Singjamei police station today at about 12.30 pm. According to reports, the police commandos opened fire when two youths who were on foot refused to stop and instead started running when signalled to do so. One of the youths was killed on the spot while the other managed to escape, said sources. Police sources said they may belong...

IMPHAL, February 1: A combined force of police commandos and Assam Rifles rushed to Sangaithel area and opened several rounds of fire. After the firing, a wild fire mysteriously broke out engulfing a 100 hectare forest located in between Waikhurok and Ningthourok under Saparmeina police station today at about 11 am. According to villagers of Sangaithel and Tairenkok, they saw police commandos head towards the direction of Loktak Catchment Plantation Forest located at Waikhurok in six Gypsys today at about 8 am. Minutes later they heard gunshots, said the villagers. The villagers said they...

IMPHAL, January 30: As part of the commitment given in the 26 point action plan by the Chief Minister to the union Home Minister, Important government offices are now guarded by the CRPF personnel, according to a senior police officer who was talking to this newspaper. CRPF personnel from other districts are being despatched to Imphal to guard the remaining offices. It is stated that after the deployment of CRPF personnel at the major government offices, unauthorised persons are not allowed to enter the offices. Even the bonafide employees who do not produce their identity cards or the...