The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 3 insurgents for their engagement successful a deadly ambush connected information forces successful Manipur’s Tengnoupal territory earlier this year, which near 2 constabulary commandos dormant and respective others injured.
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The onslaught took spot connected January 17, 2024, erstwhile insurgents targeted an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) station successful Moreh, a volatile municipality on the Indo-Myanmar border.
According to NIA officials, the 3 arrested insurgents had meticulously planned and executed the battle on with different members of their groups.
Among those arrested is Thangminlen Mate, a nonmigratory of Tengnoupal territory and a cardinal operative of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal (KIT) insurgent outfit. He was apprehended from Silchar, Assam, connected May 19 and produced earlier the NIA tribunal successful Guwahati, which remanded him successful judicial custody astatine the Central Jail, Guwahati.
The different 2 accused—Kamginthang Gangte, affiliated with the Kuki National Army (KNA), and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipgen, a subordinate of the Village Volunteers radical successful Churachandpur—were arrested from Imphal connected June 6.
The duo played a nonstop relation successful carrying retired the attack, investigators said. They were granted transit remand by a work magistrate and are being transferred to the NIA Special Court successful Guwahati.
The NIA has said that further raids and searches are ongoing arsenic efforts intensify to way down different conspirators progressive successful the deadly ambush.
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