Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Manipur Clashes Injure CRPF Officer, Burn Two Homes
Violence broke out early Monday near the border between Manipur’s Senapati and Kangpokpi districts.
These areas are associated mainly with Naga and Kuki-Zo communities.
A CRPF officer named Pradeep Singh was hurt by a bullet in his left foot or leg.
Reports say he was caught in crossfire between village sides.
At least two homes were reportedly burned, although one report also said another home was demolished.
The people responsible have not been identified.
Residents of Senapati blocked a major highway for several hours.
A local village authority condemned the arson and asked officials to investigate.
Singh is being treated at a hospital in Senapati.
CRPF sub-inspector Pradeep Singh suffered a bullet injury to his left foot or leg during reported crossfire.
Singh, of the 36th Battalion, was deployed at an outpost in Matanmai Naga village near the district border.
A home was allegedly burned in Taphou Kuki during the early hours of Monday, with another home later reportedly torched in a Naga village.
Reports differ on the timing and location of the exchange of fire, placing it around 4 a.m. or after 9 a.m., including the Mareimei area.
Residents blocked National Highway-2 for several hours, while Singh received treatment at District Hospital, Senapati.
- Who
- CRPF sub-inspector Pradeep Singh, unidentified attackers, and members of Naga and Kuki-Zo communities were involved or affected.
- What
- Fresh clashes and reported arson near the Senapati-Kangpokpi border injured Singh and damaged or destroyed homes.
- When
- Early Monday; reports place the initial fire around 2:40 a.m., further incidents around 4 a.m., and an exchange of fire after 9 a.m.
- Where
- Near Taphou Kuki and Taphou Naga, the Mareimei area, and Matanmai Naga village along the Senapati-Kangpokpi border in Manipur.
- Why
- The articles do not establish the immediate cause of the clashes or identify those responsible for the fires.
Village Authority and Residents
Unidentified Attackers and Conflicting Accounts
Responsibility for the fires
Village Authority and Residents
The Taphou Kuki village authority condemned the attack and urged officials to identify those responsible and deliver justice.
Unidentified Attackers and Conflicting Accounts
The reports attribute the fires to unidentified persons and do not establish who carried them out.
Timing and location of the exchange
Village Authority and Residents
One account places further incidents around 4 a.m. in Mareimei on the Senapati side, including a fire and the demolition of a house.
Unidentified Attackers and Conflicting Accounts
Another report says the two groups exchanged fire after 9 a.m. and describes a second torched home in Taphou Naga village.
Context of the violence
Village Authority and Residents
The reports describe the incident as part of escalating tensions between Kuki-Zo and Naga communities in Manipur.
Unidentified Attackers and Conflicting Accounts
The immediate trigger for this particular clash remains unconfirmed, and the articles do not identify a responsible group.
- Injured officer
- Pradeep Singh, a CRPF sub-inspector
- Unit
- 36th Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force
- Injury
- Bullet wound to the left foot or leg
- Reported fires
- At least two homes were reportedly torched; one report also said a home was demolished
- Highway disruption
- Residents blocked National Highway-2, also called the Imphal-Dimapur Road, for several hours
- Treatment
- District Hospital, Senapati
- Local response
- The Taphou Kuki village authority condemned the arson and called for an investigation
