Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Security Forces Defuse 27 IEDs in Manipur Operation
Security teams in Manipur found 27 hidden bombs along a hill road and safely made them harmless.
The operation lasted 48 hours and covered an 8-kilometre route.
The teams used sniffer dogs and special electronic devices to find the bombs.
Officials said the operation helped protect people travelling in the area.
In separate actions, security forces arrested three people they identified as members of banned groups.
They also arrested a suspected drug peddler carrying packages of alleged brown sugar.
Another search found guns, bullets and communication equipment.
Officials said operations are continuing to try to prevent violence and keep people safe.
Assam Rifles and Indian Army teams neutralised 27 IEDs along an 8-kilometre route in Kamjong district during a 48-hour operation.
The devices were concealed in bushes along the Shangkhalok-Pilong route, and teams used sniffer dogs and electronic detection equipment.
Security forces arrested three militants linked to the banned Kangleipak Communist Party and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak in separate operations in Imphal East.
A suspected drug peddler, identified as Ngamkhojang Kipgen, was arrested with 785 grams of alleged brown sugar concealed in 60 soap cases.
A joint search near the Waishen River recovered firearms, ammunition and three wireless communication sets.
- Who
- Assam Rifles, Indian Army and other security forces; three arrested militants and a suspected drug peddler.
- What
- Forces neutralised 27 IEDs, made arrests and recovered firearms, ammunition and communication equipment in separate operations.
- When
- The IED operation lasted 48 hours; officials reported the arrests and operations on Friday.
- Where
- Kamjong district, Imphal East district and near the Waishen River in Imphal West district, Manipur.
- Why
- Officials said the operations aimed to prevent violence and militant activity, strengthen security and protect civilians and local communities.
- IEDs neutralised
- 27
- IED operation duration
- 48 hours
- Route covered
- 8 kilometres along the Shangkhalok-Pilong route
- Militants arrested
- Three, linked to KCP and PREPAK
- Suspected drug seizure
- 785 grams of alleged brown sugar in 60 soap cases
- Arms recovery
- One 7.62-mm SLR with a magazine, one single-barrel breech-loading firearm, nine assorted live rounds and three wireless communication sets
- Border context
- Kamjong is among five Manipur districts that share a 398-kilometre unfenced international border with Myanmar