Couple arrested in Manipur over killing of six Naga persons
A joint team arrested two accused in connection with the killing of six Liangmai Naga civilians in Kangpokpi district, Manipur.
AI generated- Manipur Police, the National Investigation Agency, and the Central Reserve Police Force carried out a joint arrest operation in Kangpokpi district in connection with the killings of six Liangmai Naga civilians.
- Kangpokpi district is the district named in the arrests, the earlier ambush, and the recovery of the bodies.
- The violence chain began with an ambush on 13 May in which unidentified gunmen killed three Thadou church leaders.
- Security personnel recovered the bodies of six Nagas from Kangpokpi district on 10 June.
What happened
A joint team of Manipur Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested a couple accused of involvement in the killing of six Liangmai Naga civilians in Manipur.
Police said Pradip and his wife, Ayingbi alias Mangaih, were arrested early from a village in Kangpokpi district. They were identified through victim families and NIA evidence.
UPSC may frame this as a question on internal security management in a conflict-affected State, the role of central agencies in complex criminal investigations, and the administrative challenge of protecting civilians amid ethnic polarisation and retaliatory violence.
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