- NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three
insurgents in a case related to a deadly attack on security forces in Manipur
last year that had left two police commandos dead and several others injured,
an official said on Sunday.
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- The three men, along with their associates, had planned,
conspired and executed the attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and
security forces in Moreh of Tengnoupal district on January 17, 2024.
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- Among the accused is Thangminlen Mate, a resident of
Tengnoupal district and member of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal insurgent group.
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- He had played a key role in orchestrating and carrying out
the attack.
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- He was apprehended on May 19, 2025, in Assam's Silchar, and
produced before the NIA Court in Guwahati, which sent him to custody till May
28.
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- He is currently lodged in Guwahati's Central Jail.
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- The other accused, Kamginthang Gangte, a member of the Kuki
National Army, and Hentinthang Kipgen alias Thangneo Kipgen, associated with
the Village Volunteers group in Churachandpur district, were arrested in Imphal
on June 6.
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- They were presented before the Duty Magistrate, who granted
a transit remand till June 9 for their transfer to the NIA Special Court in
Guwahati.
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- The duo was part of the team that had executed the deadly
attack.
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- Last month, the NIA charge sheeted three more accused in a
case relating to the trafficking and supply of illegal arms, ammunition and
explosives to insurgents in Mizoram.
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- All three accused, identified as Vanlaldailova, Lalmuanpuia
and Lalrinchhunga alias Albert, hail from Mizoram.
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- They were arrested on December 6, 2024, following the
seizure of arms, ammunition and explosive materials during searches at their
residences.
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- Investigations revealed that all three accused had played
significant roles in supporting terrorist activities and aggravating ethnic
violence in Manipur through the distribution of arms to insurgent groups.
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- They had also raised funds with the knowledge that the
proceeds would be used for procuring weapons for terror activities, thereby
threatening public order and national integrity, the NIA said.
