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Security forces arrested 2 members of a banned outfit for their alleged engagement successful the September 19 ambush connected an Assam Rifles convoy successful Manipur, which claimed the lives of 2 personnel, constabulary said connected Saturday (September 27, 2025).
"Two cadres of the People's Liberation Army, who were chiefly progressive successful the 19th September ambush connected 33 Assam Rifles astatine Nambol Sabal Leikai, Bishnupur district, person been arrested," a constabulary connection said.
One of the 2 militants was picked up from Assam's Guwahati, but the constabulary did not disclose the determination wherever the different was arrested.
Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and 5 others injured erstwhile a radical of equipped men ambushed a conveyance of the paramilitary unit connected September 19.
On 26.09.2025, Security Forces arrested an progressive cadre of RPF/PLA, 1 Khangembam Thoiba Singh @ Thoi (48) of Kumbi Setupur w/no. 2 nether Kumbi-PS, Bishnupur territory from Tera Urak Check constituent nether Bishnupur-PS, Bishnupur district. He was progressive successful collecting and sharing… pic.twitter.com/XgUYXx0PA7
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) September 26, 2025The arrested persons were "identified arsenic Thongram Sadananda Singh @ Ngachik @ Purakpa (18) and self-styled Lt Corpl Chongtham Mahesh @ Momo @ Amo Singh (51)", the constabulary said.
Chongtham is identified arsenic "a precise elder cadre of the banned outfit PLA, associated with the organisation since 1990", and helium has been "arrested from Guwahati, Assam, with assistance from Crime Branch Police Station, Guwahati, Assam", the connection said.
The arrests travel days aft information forces apprehended the premier accused successful the ambush from Kameng successful Imphal West district.
PLA operates chiefly from neighbouring Myanmar, wherever its camps and bases are located, a constabulary serviceman said.
Security forces person been conducting hunt operations successful Manipur since taste unit broke retired 2 years ago.
More than 260 radical person been killed and thousands rendered stateless successful taste unit betwixt Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
The Centre had imposed the President’s regularisation successful Manipur aft Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned.
The authorities assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been enactment nether suspended animation.
