In Manipur conflict, vehicles of all kinds on hit list
9 months, 1 week ago

In Manipur conflict, vehicles of all kinds on hit list

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi On the evening of December 23, 2023, four armed militants stopped Imphal resident Dhanaraj Singh Chongtham and held him at gunpoint. Since May 3, 2023, the day the violence began, senior police officers said that hundreds of vehicles have been looted in the state. In the valley, police officers said, the stolen vehicles have essentially created a cycle that aided crime — the number plates of the vehicles are removed or changed, and they’re then used in other crimes. Over the last few months, we have also come across several cases of vehicles of erstwhile Kuki residents whose cars were stolen from abandoned automobile workshops in the valley districts,” the second Manipur Police officer said. Gojen Singh, a contractor who was engaged by the Manipur state rural road development agency to build a Bailey bridge in Churachandpur under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, said, “Sometime in August, armed men came to the construction site, attacked my workers and took away all three JCB vehicles, one Shaktimaan truck, and all the machines that were used to build the bridge.” Th Somarendra, convener of the All-Manipur Contractors Association Forum, an umbrella body of the three largest contractor groups in Manipur, said that so far they have managed to document at least 81 missing earth-movers, 123 rollers, 60 Tata dippers, 20 bulldozers, and 20 Tata trucks.

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Manipur violence: 10,000 more central forces to be deployed to tackle Meitei-Kuki clash; 3,000 stolen arms recovered
1 month ago

Manipur violence: 10,000 more central forces to be deployed to tackle Meitei-Kuki clash; 3,000 stolen arms recovered

Live Mint  

The Centre will deploy over 10,000 more soldiers in Manipur to contain the ongoing violence in the northeastern state. We have been distributing the forces to protect lives and properties of civilians and monitor vulnerable areas and points,” the National Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh said at a press conference on Friday. With the addition of 90 companies of …

Manipur violence will stop if 4K looted weapons are recovered, Says Army
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur violence will stop if 4K looted weapons are recovered, Says Army

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Eastern Command chief of the Indian Army Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita has said that ongoing violence and unrest in trouble-torn Manipur needs a political solution as sporadic incidents of violence continue to rock north-eastern states due to sharp polarisation between two communities. In an interaction organised by the Gauhati Press Club Lt Gen Kalita told reporters, “It …

Manipur Violence: Only 30% Looted Weapons Recovered, Forces to Start Massive Combing Ops
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur Violence: Only 30% Looted Weapons Recovered, Forces to Start Massive Combing Ops

News 18  

Security forces in strife-torn Manipur have planned a massive combing operation across districts to recover weapons and ammunition missing since riots broke out in the state. The Manipur government has said security forces will undertake a “strong and comprehensive search operation” all over the state after 15 days to recover weapons and those associated with any illegal weapons will be …

Four militants arrested in Manipur
1 year, 3 months ago

Four militants arrested in Manipur

The Hindu  

“Four militants belonging to different outfits were arrested in separate operations and arms and ammunition were seized from them,” police said on August 29. “During search operations, the police teams nabbed one insurgent each of the NSCN and the People’s Liberation Army, and two overground workers of Kangleipak Communist Party from Imphal East and Bishnupur districts,” a police statement said. …

Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In view of the recent flareup and fresh incidents of violence, the security forces have launched multiple counter-insurgency operations in trouble-torn districts of Manipur on Sunday and 10 more companies of Central forces have been rushed to assist the existing forces to maintain law and order in the strife-torn state. On the fresh counter-insurgency operations, the security sources said …

Manipur Police confirms reports of arms, ammunition loot
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur Police confirms reports of arms, ammunition loot

Live Mint  

Manipur police have confirmed that arms and ammunition have been looted from various police stations and armouries in the north-eastern state. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, LiveMint's sister publication, mobs have looted around 4,000 weapons and 50,000 rounds of ammunition from police stations and armouries since the conflict began. In a separate incident, around 500 people in …

Manipur government statement in court on recovery of stolen weapons does not add up
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur government statement in court on recovery of stolen weapons does not add up

The Hindu  

The Manipur government informed the Supreme Court last week that 197 “stolen arms”, along with 70 bombs and 2,196 rounds of ammunition have been recovered in combing operations so far. While 121 arms, 40 bombs and 2,092 ammunition were recovered from the Valley, 76 arms, 30 bombs and 104 rounds of ammunition were seized from the Hill areas, a status …

Armoury looted, policeman killed in separate incidents in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Armoury looted, policeman killed in separate incidents in Manipur

The Hindu  

A police armoury was looted and a Manipur Rifles personnel was killed in two separate incidents in Manipur on Thursday, a police official said. The first incident took place in Bishnupur district when a mob looted automatic weapons from the second Indian Reserve Battalion at Naransena. They broke two of the doors of battalion armed kote and looted large numbers …

Manipur violence: Mob sets two vehicles on fire, intermittent firing reported
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: Mob sets two vehicles on fire, intermittent firing reported

Live Mint  

Two vehicles were set ablaze by a mob in another episode of continued violence in Manipur. In another episode of violence late at night on Friday, the two sides continued firing at each other at Laikot near Yaingangpokpi in Imphal West district. These incidents were reported after four people including a Manipur police commando were shot dead and several others …

At least 35 weapons, ammunition recovered in violence-hit Manipur on 2nd day of joint operation by security forces
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 35 weapons, ammunition recovered in violence-hit Manipur on 2nd day of joint operation by security forces

Hindustan Times  

At least 35 weapons and warlike stores were recovered during joint combing operations by security forces in ethnic violence-affected Manipur, an official said. Stating that 35 weapons of different types, ammunition and warlike stores were recovered on the second day of joint combing operations on Thursday in the hills and valley sector, the official said that the security forces are …

Manipur: 57 arms, 318 ammunition, 5 bombs recovered
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur: 57 arms, 318 ammunition, 5 bombs recovered

Deccan Chronicle  

IMPHAL/NEW DELHI: With the recovery of 57 arms, 318 ammunition and five bombs in the last 24 hours, security forces in Manipur have recovered 868 automatic weapons and 11,518 ammunition looted from police stations and district armouries during the ethnic riots that erupted on May 3, a top official said Wednesday. The security adviser to the Manipur government, Kuldiep Singh, …

Security Forces Recover 868 Arms And 11,518 Ammunition Pieces Looted During Manipur Violence
1 year, 6 months ago

Security Forces Recover 868 Arms And 11,518 Ammunition Pieces Looted During Manipur Violence

ABP News  

Security forces in strife-torn Manipur recovered 57 arms and 318 pieces of ammunition during the last 24 hours taking the total number of sophisticated and automatic arms recovered to 868 and 11,518 pieces of ammunition, said an official on Wednesday. Security advisor to Manipur government Kuldiep Singh said that 57 arms, 318 pieces of ammunition and five bombs have been …

‘Only 18% of looted weapons surrendered in Manipur’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Only 18% of looted weapons surrendered in Manipur’

The Hindu  

A month after Manipur was engulfed in ethnic violence, only 18% of over 4,000 weapons, looted or taken away from police armouries have been surrendered with the authorities, a senior government official told The Hindu. In the first phase when violence erupted on May 3, around 1,600 weapons were robbed and in the second phase, from May 27-28, ahead of …

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