Security forces arrest militants linked to valley-based outfits from Manipur’s Imphal West & Imphal East

Guwahati: Security forces arrested five militants belonging to valley-based outfits from Manipur’s Imphal West and Imphal East districts, police said.

Two members of the banned People’s Liberation Army were apprehended from Dingku Road area in Imphal West on Wednesday while two members of the outlawed PREPAK (Pro) were held from Top Makha Leikai in Imphal East on Tuesday. An active cadre of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup organisation was nabbed from Takhel Mamang Leikai area of Imphal East on Wednesday.

Sharing the information on X, the Manipur Police said, “On March 26, 2025, Manipur Police arrested one active member of KYKL organisation from Takhel Mamang Leikai near the foothill under Lamlai-PS, Imphal East District, namely, Naorem Naren Meitei. The following items were seized from his possession: one mobile handset, one black wallet containing Rs 500 and one Aadhaar Card and one two-wheeler.”

The police further said, “On March 26, 2025, Manipur Police arrested two active members of RPF/PLA organisation, Thangam Surankumar Singh and Chingakham Langol Singh from Dinku Road under Lamphel-PS, Imphal West District. The arrested persons are directly involved in extortion activities in and around Imphal areas. From their possession, the following items were seized: two two-wheelers, four mobile handsets, two wallets and a sum of Rs 3,500.”

Manipur is currently under President’s rule. In Manipur, at least 258 people have been killed and over a thousand people injured in the ethnic violence between the tribal Kuki-Zo and the non-tribal Meitei people since May 3, 2023. More than 60,000 people have been displaced from their homes and villages who are staying in relief camps in different districts.

The ethnic violence between the non-tribals Meiteis and tribal Kuki-Zo broke out in the northeastern state on May 3, 2023, after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.