17 Arrested in Joint Security Operation at Kuki Insurgent Camp in Manipur

17 Arrested in Joint Security Operation at Kuki Insurgent Camp in Manipur

IMPHAL, October 25, 2026, [VoM News]: The authorities have stated that seventeen men have been arrested from a designated Kuki insurgent camp in Manipur after security personnel found they were allegedly posing as registered cadres using false identities.

As per details available with VoM News, the arrests followed a joint operation on October 23 by Manipur Police, the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) Quick Action Team and its elite CoBRA units at Sinai Camp, designated under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement.

The police have stated that eight of the arrested men claimed affiliation with the Kuki National Army (KNA), while nine posed as members of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA).

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Whereas, the security personnel alos seized 24 firearms, 38 magazines, ammunition, explosives, wireless communication equipment and other combat gear during the operation.

Meanhwile, a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act and Explosive Substances Act.

The accused have been remanded to eight days of police custody until October 31.

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