Insurgency / Manipur

IMPHAL, January 17: The president of the All Manipur Students Union, AMSU, Khoirom Gourashyam, 31, of Phubala, was shot and wounded by some unidentified gunmen at the AMSU office at the DM College campus this afternoon. Gourashyam, who was hit in the left chest, is reported to be out of danger. He is now under treatment at the JN Hospital. The AMSU has called a 24-hour general strike in the state from midnight tonight in protest against the assassination attempt. According to AMSU sources, some five unidentified youths came to the AMSU headquarters at around 12.50 this afternoon, and while two...

IMPHAL, January 17: After overrunning the police station at Jiribam from where all arms and ammunition were carted away, State forces have been trying to recover the weapons. In the ongoing operations, several persons including some reporters were roughed up. The harassment to the reporters is one of the reasons why the print media is boycotting the government news and functions since January 11. Meanwhile, a late report received here said that there was a fierce encounter between the armed insurgents and personnel of the 12 Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) deployed at the railway station of...

GUWAHATI, January 17: The Government of India is likely to convene a meeting involving Chief Ministers of the Northeastern states to discuss the issue of 'ceasefire without territorial limit' as has been insisted by the NSCN(IM) engaged in peace talks with the government. The joint secretary (NE) of the Union Home Ministry, G K Pillai, informed The Assam Tribune that the centre was likely to consider a ceasefire pact with the NSCN(IM) without territorial limit in view of the 'solid progress' made in the last round of negotiation with the outfit. The last round of talks saw changes in the...

IMPHAL, July 30: The state Chief Minister Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh has stated that the United Front Ministry has urged the Central authority to raise five more companies of Manipur Police commando unit in the state to combat militancy effectively. Replying to a question by M Manihar, Opposition member and Congress MLA from the Wabagai Assembly constituency in Thoubal district on the last day of the ongoing Assembly session, the Chief Minister asserted that there was no policy of the government for the deployment of commando police forces in every district headquarters of the state. He...

IMPHAL, July 30: Four security personnel including a Lieutenant Colonel were killed while as many Assam Rifles personnel were injured in an ambush today by suspected militants near Mao bordering Nagaland on the National Highway 39, reports UNI. Police said the victims were Lieutanant Colonel PNT Nair, Havildar KL Singh, Havildar Hara Prabhu and driver TM Mathew. Four others who were injured in the ambush were hospitalised at Jakhama Army hospital of Nagaland. They were identified as Karna Bahadur, Asok Kumar, Dipak Singh and Hiran Kumar. Police said the militants ambushed when a column of...

BISHNUPUR, July 28: Eleven personnel of the 112 Bn CRPF who are allegedly involved in the July 19 Lamdan CRPF atrocities have given their statements at the Bishnupur police station today. The 11 CRPF jawans were brought to the Bishnupur police station by the 112 Bn CO Hem Raj. Their statements were recorded inside the office of the Bishnupur SP K Radheshyam. The CO had wanted it to be done at the CRPF camp at Loktak Project. SP Radheshyam, Additional SP and other officers of the Bishnupur and Moirang police stations were present during the interrogation. The CRPF personnel were later taken...

IMPHAL, July 27: The Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur and Nagaland Range M Mohan Raj has suggested the Manipur Police to conduct a DNA test to find out the accused personnel involved in the Lamdan rape case. Addressing the mediapersons this morning here at the conference hall of the CRPF Group Centre, Langjing, 5 km west of Imphal city, the IG M Mohan Raj admitted that "the most reliable method for finding out the accused personnel in this case will be the DNA test". He said that DNA tests could be conducted on all the jawans who took part in the search...

IMPHAL, July 27: The IG CRPF, Mohan Raj, said that no CRPF personnel ever approached the house of chief of Lamdan village in which the chief's daughter-in-law was alleged to have been raped by CRPF personnel on July 18 in the wake of an ambush on a CRPF patrol. The IG was speaking at a press conference held at the Langjing group centre of the CRPF today. He however said that he was eager to have the DNA test done on the suspects to see if they match the DNA content of the blood and semen stained clothing of the alleged rape victim. Citing the instance of an earlier sodomy case involving CRPF...

IMPHAL, July 25: The CRPF authorities have instituted a court of inquiry to investigate the alleged rape and molestation incidents of July 19 at Lamdan Rongmei village in Bishnupur district involving the personnel of the 112 Bn CRPF posted at Lamdan. A press statement issued by the Commandant (Admn) M&N Sector, CRPF said that the Director General of Police, Manipur DS Grewal had already been requested to make arrangements to get the blood, DNA and semen tests of the alleged rapists, the victim and the husband of the victim conducted. They have also requested the state Police department to come...

IMPHAL, July 24: A court of inquiry has been ordered by the CRPF authorities to investigate into the allegation of rape of a woman by two CRPF personnel at Lamdan village on July 19 last according to an official source. The source said the Director General of Police, Manipur has already been requested by the CRPF authorities to arrange to get DNA test conducted of the blood and semen of the victim, her husband and the alleged rapists. The sources further said the police authorities have also been requested by the CRPF to visit the latter's headquarters at Loktak to carry out necessary...