Archive · 13 Aug 2026
First accused arrested in Manipur IED attack that killed two
Some bad people used a homemade bomb to attack a house in a village in Manipur, India.
The bomb hit the wall of the house while a family was sleeping.
A little boy who was five years old and his baby sister who was only six months old got very hurt and sadly died.
Their mom was also badly hurt.
Police found another bomb that did not explode near the house.
A special police team called the NIA is investigating to find out who did this.
They arrested the first person they think is involved, a man named S. Palal Thadou.
The court decided he should stay in police custody for ten days.
Many people in the area were sad and angry and held protests after the attack.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested S. Palal Thadou, the first accused in the April 7 IED attack on a residential house in Bishnupur district, Manipur.
A 5-year-old boy and his 6-month-old sister were killed, while their mother sustained serious injuries when the device struck the wall of their home.
According to Manipur Police, suspected Kuki militants hurled the bomb at the home as the victims slept; the NIA described the attackers as unknown militants who launched the device from a hillside.
An unexploded improvised RPG was recovered near the site, and the NIA re-registered the case on April 23, 2026 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Thadou was produced before the Special NIA Court in Imphal and remanded to 10 days of police custody; the attack had triggered widespread protests across the Imphal Valley.
- Who
- The NIA arrested accused S. Palal Thadou; the victims were a 5-year-old boy and his 6-month-old sister, who died, and their mother, who was seriously injured.
- What
- The NIA made its first arrest in an IED attack on a residential house that killed two minor children.
- When
- The attack occurred on April 7, 2026; the NIA re-registered the case on April 23, 2026, and the arrest was announced on a Wednesday.
- Where
- Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in Moirang, Bishnupur district, Manipur.
- Why
- Unknown militants, suspected by Manipur Police to be Kuki militants, launched an explosive device from a hillside toward the residential locality; the NIA is probing a larger conspiracy.
- Investigating agency
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Accused arrested
- S. Palal Thadou
- Victims
- 5-year-old boy and 6-month-old sister killed; mother seriously injured
- Location
- Tronglaobi Awang Leikai, Moirang, Bishnupur district, Manipur
- Date of attack
- April 7, 2026
- Case re-registered by NIA
- April 23, 2026
- Laws invoked
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosive Substances Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- Remand
- 10 days police custody by Special NIA Court, Imphal
- Weapons involved
- Improvised explosive device (IED); unexploded improvised RPG recovered
