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Manipur security crackdown intensifies: AK-47s, IEDs recovered, illegal bunkers destroyed, insurgents arrested

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2026

Security forces in Manipur arrested several active cadres of banned insurgent groups, including PREPAK and PLA, during a two-day operation.

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Manipur: IED blast near Imphal airport cargo terminal sparks fresh security alert on 3rd anniversary of ethnic clashes

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2026

An IED blast occurred near Imphal International Airport on 3rd May.

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Home minister Amit Shah reviews security situation in Manipur amid ongoing tensions

ANI - 17 November, 2024

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday convened a high-level meeting with senior officials in the national capital to assess the security situation in Manipur.

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Manipur: Unknown miscreants fire at under-preparation Chariot in Imphal ahead of Rath Yatra festival

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2024

A chariot being constructed for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival was attacked in Manipur capital Imphal on early Friday night

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‘We are expecting to sign peace accord’: Manipur CM N Biren Singh says government in advance talks with Imphal Valley-based insurgent group

OpIndia Staff - 26 November, 2023

While the Chief Minister refrained from naming the underground organisation, sources had earlier indicated that the state government was in talks with one faction of the banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF).

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Indian Air Force scrambled 2 Rafale fighter jets to search for ‘UFO’ sighted near Imphal

ANI - 20 November, 2023

"The aircraft equipped with advanced sensors carried out low-level flying over the suspected area to look for the UFO but it did not find anything there," defence sources said.

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Manipur: Imphal airport shut down for over 3 hours after unidentified object detected over it, several flights diverted and delayed

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2023

The authorities are looking into whether it is an act of some anti-India elements. They are probing whether there is a possibility of any security threat from the unidentified drone.

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Manipur: Brutal murder of Meitei students sparks fresh protests in Imphal, 50 students injured as youngsters demand justice

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2023

Meanwhile, medical students from JNIMS and Shija Academy of Health Sciences organised a demonstration calling for the arrest of those responsible for the suspected murder of the two missing Meiteis.

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