IMPHAL, October 20, 2026: Manipur Police and central security forces have arrested three suspects in connection with the deadly attack at Sunurok Hill that claimed three lives and injured three others, recovering 12 firearms, 1,095 rounds of ammunition, explosives and other items during intensified security operations.
Addressing a press conference at Manipur Police Headquarters on Tuesday, Lhari Dorje, IPS, ADGP (Law and Order/Intelligence), said preliminary investigations indicated that two of the three arrested suspects had reportedly admitted to being part of the assault team. Further investigation is underway to identify other persons involved in the attack.
Based on disclosures by the accused, security forces recovered 12 firearms, including INSAS, M16, A1, AK-47-type, 7.62 mm sniper and Heckler & Koch 5.56 mm rifles. The haul also included three 12-bore single-barrel guns, a lethod gun, a handmade rocket launcher, 1,095 live rounds of various calibres, explosives and other items, according to the police.
In a separate operation on Tuesday morning, security forces detained 17 individuals for verification at Sinai Camp, a designated Suspension of Operations (SoO) camp. Police said their identities reportedly did not match the listed cadres of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) associated with the camp. Authorities are also investigating reports of missing ammunition and magazines.
Dorje said senior Manipur Police officers and combined security forces had conducted helicopter surveillance as part of the ongoing operations.
Meanwhile, joint teams of Thoubal Police and central security forces searched around 146 houses and verified more than 300 individuals in the Sangaiyumpham-Cherapur area in connection with the Khangabok-Sangaiyumpham case. Four suspects were detained, of whom two were formally arrested. A double-barrel gun seized during the operation has been sent for forensic examination.
The press conference was attended by Amol Honkar, IGP, CRPF Manipur-Nagaland Sector; Themthing Ngashangva, IGP Zone-I; and M. Pradeep, DIG Range-I, among other officials.
Manipur Police appealed to the public to remain calm, refrain from taking the law into their own hands and avoid circulating unverified information or rumours on social media. Residents were urged to cooperate with security forces and report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or the Central Control Room.
Investigations into the cases are continuing.
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