Assam Rifles arrested Khondram Ojit Singh alias Keilal, 47, in connection with the September 19 Bishnupur ambush that killed two personnel and injured five.
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Assam Rifles arrested a person on Wednesday for his role in the September 19 ambush on 33 Assam Rifles at Sabal Leikai, Nambol, Bishnupur, police said.
According to a news agency, the alleged perpetrator was identified as Khondram Ojit Singh alias Keilal (47) of Awang Leikinthabi Awang Leikai, Imphal West.
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He was held in a joint operation with security forces in Bishnupur.
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Arms and ammunition, including AK rifles, INSAS rifle, HK rifle, A4 rifle, lathode shells, over 450 rounds of ammunition, a mobile phone, wallet, and Aadhaar card were recovered from him.
Two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel were killed and five others were seriously injured when their vehicle was ambushed by “unidentified terrorists” in the Nambol area of Bishnupur district in Manipur on Friday (September 19, 2025) evening.
This was the first attack against central security forces deployed in Manipur since ethnic violence broke out between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people in May 2023.
No group has claimed responsibility yet, but a senior government official told the media that the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — a valley-based Meitei insurgent outfit operating from Myanmar — is suspected to be behind the assault.
The deceased Assam Rifles personnel have been identified as Naib Subedar Shyam Gurung and Rifleman Ranjit Singh Kashyap.
The site of the ambush is the same route used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 13 during his first visit to the State since the conflict began, when he travelled from Imphal airport to the hills of Churachandpur district.
Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February 13, 2025.
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