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Militant arrested, large cache of arms seized in twin operations

Militant arrested, large cache of arms seized in twin operations

Security forces arrested a self-styled major of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) in Manipur’s Kakching district and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during a separate operation in Kangpokpi. The twin operations come amid intensified security efforts in the violence-hit state Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Militant chief remanded to 4-day police custody in UAPA cases in Manipur

Militant chief remanded to 4-day police custody in UAPA cases in Manipur

A special court in Imphal on Saturday remanded a self-styled chairman of the proscribed underground outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Taibanganba), to four days of police custody till June 30 in connection with multiple cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Police said Dilip Singh is wanted in more than a dozen criminal cases registered under the UAPA. (Representative Image/iStock) Haobijam Dilip Singh (52), alias Taibanganba was produced before the special judge (NIA), Imphal West, by a Delhi police team led by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rakesh Kumar Meena after being brought to Manipur following his arrest in New Delhi. During the hearing, the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Singjamei police station sought custody of the accused for further investigation, which the court granted. The court had earlier issued a production warrant against the accused on May 27, directing that he be produced on or before June 27. In compliance with the order, he was presented before the court on Saturday. According to the investigating agency, Dilip Singh was arrested in New Delhi on June …

Protests, twin shutdown disrupt normal life in areas of Imphal after suspected militant attacks| India News

Protests, twin shutdown disrupt normal life in areas of Imphal after suspected militant attacks| India News

Normal life in several hills and valley districts of Manipur has been disturbed after the twin shutdown related to two incidents of suspected militant attack earlier this month. Protestors confront security personnel during a Meira (torch) rally at Koirengei, demanding justice regarding the Tronglaobi killing incident, in Imphal East on Sunday. (ANI) One incident took place on April 7, in which two children were killed in a bomb attack in Bishnupur’s Tronglaobi. In another incident, a retired Army man was killed during an ambush allegedly by Kuki militants near Litan village, on April 18. What happened A 5-year old boy and his 6-month-old sister were killed while sleeping, and their mother was injured, in a bomb attack that took place at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district. The incident took place on April 7, with the protest ongoing since April 11. Following this, three protestors were killed during a CRPF firing in Gelmol village in Churachandpur, a Kuki-Zo-dominated district. The government imposed a three-day suspension of internet service on April 7, citing “volatile law and order situation,” …

Pakistan says it struck seven militant sites along Afghanistan border

Pakistan says it struck seven militant sites along Afghanistan border

Islamabad said on Sunday it carried out strikes on seven sites along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, targeting Afghan-based militant groups it blames for recent suicide attacks. The ministry said the strikes were in response to a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad two weeks ago. (Representative Image/Reuters) In a statement, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said Pakistan conducted “intelligence-based selective targeting” of seven camps and hideouts linked to the Pakistani Taliban and its affiliates, as well as an Islamic State affiliate, AFP reported. The statement cited three attacks since the start of Ramadan last week. Authorities did not disclose the locations or provide operational details. The ministry said the strikes were in response to a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad two weeks ago and other recent attacks in northwest Pakistan. Also Read | Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts along Afghan border after surge in deadly attacks Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Islamabad mosque blast, which killed at least 31 people and injured more than 160, the deadliest attack …

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91 | Entertainment-others News

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91 | Entertainment-others News

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals, told The Associated Press that she died Sunday at her home in southern France, and would not provide a cause of death. He said no arrangements have yet been made for funeral or memorial services. She had been hospitalized last month. Brigitte Bardot became an international celebrity as a sexualized teen bride in the 1956 movie And God Created Woman. Directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim, it triggered a scandal with scenes of the long-legged beauty dancing on tables naked. At the height of a cinema career that spanned some 28 films and three marriages, Bardot came to symbolize a nation bursting out of bourgeois respectability. Her tousled, blond hair, voluptuous figure and pouty irreverence made her one of France’s best-known stars. Such was her widespread appeal that in 1969 her features …

Israel Targets Top Hamas Militant Muhammad Sinwar In Latest Gaza Strike, His Fate Unclear

Israel Targets Top Hamas Militant Muhammad Sinwar In Latest Gaza Strike, His Fate Unclear

Muhammad Sinwar, one of the remaining top commanders of Hamas in Gaza, was reportedly targeted by Israel in a massive airstrike at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) did not confirm if Sinwar was killed in the strike, but it confirmed attacking an underground Hamas command center, below the European Hospital in Khan Younis.  The military also released video from the aftermath of the strike, purportedly showing a tunnel under the hospital uncovered by the  IDF strike.  צה”ל ושב”כ השמידו תשתית טרור תת-קרקעית של ארגון הטרור חמאס מתחת לבית החולים האירופאי שבחאן יונס שבדרום רצועת עזה מתחילת המלחמה, צה”ל ושב”כ פועלים להשמדה ונטרול של תשתיות תת-קרקע של ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה. מוקדם יותר היום, צה”ל ושב”כ תקפו באופן ממוקד מחבלים בארגון הטרור… pic.twitter.com/gdLAJOpWJ4 — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 13, 2025 A separate video footage shared online showed large craters gouged into the ground and cracks in the courtyard outside the hospital. A damaged bus was lodged in one hole. Lagi menunggu kabar hasil serangan …

Militant wanted in 2021 Assam Rifles convoy ambush case arrested in Manipur | Latest News India

Militant wanted in 2021 Assam Rifles convoy ambush case arrested in Manipur | Latest News India

May 11, 2025 02:34 PM IST A cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh — was nabbed from Wangbal Maning Leikai by the Manipur police Imphal: A 27-year-old militant wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a 2021 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that killed five people was arrested in Manipur, police said on Sunday. Commanding officer of 46 Assam Rifles Viplav Tripathi, and his family, and 4 Assam Rifles jawans, were killed after their convoy came under heavy attack by militants on November 13, 2021. (HT photo/ Used for representation) The “active cadre” of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh, a resident of Tentha village in Thoubal district — was nabbed from Wangbal Maning Leikai during a targeted operation by the Manipur police on Saturday, an officer said. “Sanatomba is named in a case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A mobile phone and two SIM cards were recovered from his possession during the arrest,” a statement issued by the Manipur police …

Militant Group KCP Hideout Busted, Looted Arms Recovered: Manipur Police

Militant Group KCP Hideout Busted, Looted Arms Recovered: Manipur Police

Imphal: A day after armed cadres of the militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) looted several arms and a large quantity of ammunition from an outpost of the Manipur Rifles in the state’s Thoubal district, the police personnel recovered most of the arms and ammunition and also arrested an extremist, an official said on Sunday. A police officer said that on Saturday night, around 30 armed cadres of the suspected KCP equipped with sophisticated weapons, breached the security layers at one police outpost at Kakmayai in Thoubal District and overpowered the police personnel deployed at the post. The armed group came in three vehicles and looted at least six SLRs, three AK rifles and a large cache of ammunition from the outpost, he said. The security personnel immediately launched a search operation and detained a KCP cadre identified as Hijam Ningthem Singh (49). During the further course of investigation and relentless search operations at different locations, Manipur Police recovered on Sunday afternoon recovered three AK rifles and five SLRs, which were out of the nine …

NIA To Probe Suspected Kuki Militant ‘Tiger’ Who Claimed Attack On CRPF, Burned Homes In Manipur

NIA To Probe Suspected Kuki Militant ‘Tiger’ Who Claimed Attack On CRPF, Burned Homes In Manipur

Guwahati: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accepted evidence submitted by the NIA of a suspected Kuki militant commander saying he and his men attacked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and set fire to homes in Manipur. The NIA told the court that a viral video on a YouTube channel shows a man “suspected to be a Kuki militant called ‘Tiger’, a commander of the Kuki National Front-P (KNF-P), claiming he and his men attacked CRPF and burnt down houses on November 11.” The NIA investigating a suspected Kuki militant of the KNF-P also raises questions over possible violation of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement.  Three big escalations happened in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on November 11 – first, six of a family from the Meitei community were kidnapped and killed in Jiribam district by suspects who the Manipur government in a cabinet statement called “Kuki militants”; second, 10 others – also identified as “Kuki militants” by the state government – were shot dead in an encounter with the Central …

J&K MLA says he wanted to be a militant after ‘torture’ by army officer, his senior restored faith in system | Latest News India

J&K MLA says he wanted to be a militant after ‘torture’ by army officer, his senior restored faith in system | Latest News India

Nov 08, 2024 11:56 PM IST The MLA claimed that the incident took place during a crackdown when he was a teenager. National Conference MLA Qaiser Jamshaid Lone on Friday said he wanted to become a militant after he was “tortured and humiliated” by an army officer, PTI reported. Natinoal Conference MLA Qaiser Jamshaid Lone.(X) Lone claimed that the incident took place during a crackdown when he was a teenager, but added that actions of a senior army officers restored his faith in the system. “There was a crackdown in my area when I was a youngster. I must have been a student of the 10th standard. There were 32 youths, including me, who were singled out for questioning,” he said while participating in the Motion of Thanks to the Lieutenant Governor’s address in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, according to PTI. Lone said that the army officer was enquiring about a youth who had joined terrorist ranks. “I said yes I know him because he lived in our area. I was beaten up …