Five held for 'assault' of four student leaders in Manipur

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Five radical were arrested successful Manipur's Kakching territory for allegedly being progressive successful the battle of 4 pupil leaders, constabulary said connected Saturday (November 1, 2025) .

Based connected an FIR registered astatine Kakching Police Station successful transportation with the alleged assault, they were apprehended connected Friday (October 31), and 2 vehicles were seized for verification, a constabulary connection said.

Four students from Chandel territory were allegedly assaulted connected the nighttime of October 30 adjacent Bijoypur on the Kakching-Lamkhai–Pallel Road by chartless persons, it said.

The arrested radical are residents of Pallel Thong Wangma and Pallel Chandel Lamkhai areas, the constabulary connection said.

The arrests came a time aft the Sirti Upa Ruh (Monsang Tribe Union) condemned the "assault" of 4 Monsang people pupil leaders by unidentified persons.

Manipur has been witnessing taste unit betwixt Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. More than 260 radical person been killed and thousands rendered stateless successful specified clashes.

The Centre had imposed the President’s regularisation successful Manipur aft Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned.

The State Assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been enactment nether suspended animation.

Published - November 01, 2025 10:23 americium IST

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