Manipur Police

Four people, including an eight-year-old child, died and two others were injured after suspected terrorists opened fire at a gathering in a village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, the police said today.

Manipur Police arrested one active cadre of proscribed insurgent outfit People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (Prepak-Progressive) from Imphal West district and seized huge IED materials from his possession, a senior officer said.

Police busted a drug factory in Manipur's Imphal East district and seized a huge amount of contraband drugs worth over Rs 90 crore, a senior officer said on Thursday.

Three men arrested by the Manipur police for allegedly trying to smuggle Covid vaccines and other medicines to Myanmar have been sent to police custody till Friday by a local court, the police said.

A big smuggling group has been busted in Delhi, leading to the recovery of 12 kg heroin worth Rs 48 crore, the Delhi Police said today. Four people have been arrested.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced that weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won Silver at the Tokyo Olympics, will be appointed as the Additional Superintendent of Police in the state police department.

Manipur Police has directed all district police chiefs to set up social media cells that can monitor various online platforms for any "unlawful content" that could have "detrimental effects on law and order".

One person was shot dead allegedly by a staff of the Assam Rifles in a village in Manipur's Kangpokpi, triggering a mob to enter a camp of the paramilitary force in the area, police said on Saturday.

A man was arrested in Manipur's Churachandpur district for impersonating as a CBI officer, police said on Saturday.

Manipur-based journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem, who is in police custody for a social media post earlier last week alluding the death of a senior BJP leader due to to COVID-19, has been charged with the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

The Supreme Court today allowed discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.

Drugs worth Rs 20 lakhs were seized from Manipur's Imphal East district and two people were arrested, police said on Thursday.

In a major haul, the Manipur Police seized banned party drugs, worth Rs 14 crore in the international market, in Imphal West district and arrested three persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Monday.

Days after all newspapers in Manipur stopped publication following an attack on a leading daily's office, Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe the grenade attack. The office of Imphal-based daily newspaper "Poknapham" was targeted last Sunday but no one was injured, police sources said.

Manipur Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thounaojam Brinda on Friday returned his Chief Minister's Gallantry Medal, she received for a drugs probe, in which the former Bharatiya Janata Party ADC chairman and six others, were implicated.

Four people, including an eight-year-old child, died and two others were injured after suspected terrorists opened fire at a gathering in a village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, the police said today.

Manipur Police arrested one active cadre of proscribed insurgent outfit People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (Prepak-Progressive) from Imphal West district and seized huge IED materials from his possession, a senior officer said.

Police busted a drug factory in Manipur's Imphal East district and seized a huge amount of contraband drugs worth over Rs 90 crore, a senior officer said on Thursday.

Three men arrested by the Manipur police for allegedly trying to smuggle Covid vaccines and other medicines to Myanmar have been sent to police custody till Friday by a local court, the police said.

A big smuggling group has been busted in Delhi, leading to the recovery of 12 kg heroin worth Rs 48 crore, the Delhi Police said today. Four people have been arrested.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced that weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won Silver at the Tokyo Olympics, will be appointed as the Additional Superintendent of Police in the state police department.

Manipur Police has directed all district police chiefs to set up social media cells that can monitor various online platforms for any "unlawful content" that could have "detrimental effects on law and order".

One person was shot dead allegedly by a staff of the Assam Rifles in a village in Manipur's Kangpokpi, triggering a mob to enter a camp of the paramilitary force in the area, police said on Saturday.

A man was arrested in Manipur's Churachandpur district for impersonating as a CBI officer, police said on Saturday.

Manipur-based journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem, who is in police custody for a social media post earlier last week alluding the death of a senior BJP leader due to to COVID-19, has been charged with the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

The Supreme Court today allowed discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.

Drugs worth Rs 20 lakhs were seized from Manipur's Imphal East district and two people were arrested, police said on Thursday.

In a major haul, the Manipur Police seized banned party drugs, worth Rs 14 crore in the international market, in Imphal West district and arrested three persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Monday.

Days after all newspapers in Manipur stopped publication following an attack on a leading daily's office, Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe the grenade attack. The office of Imphal-based daily newspaper "Poknapham" was targeted last Sunday but no one was injured, police sources said.

Manipur Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thounaojam Brinda on Friday returned his Chief Minister's Gallantry Medal, she received for a drugs probe, in which the former Bharatiya Janata Party ADC chairman and six others, were implicated.