The arrests were made under Operation Dignity after an FIR was registered at Moirang Police Station. Police seized 14 mobile phones and a laptop and are examining digital evidence and financial transactions linked to the alleged network.
BY PC Bureau
October 13: Manipur Police have arrested 13 people, including a child in conflict with law, for allegedly circulating and monetising non-consensual explicit photographs and videos of women from the state through multiple Telegram channels. The material allegedly included child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
The case surfaced after police received credible information about the alleged circulation, trading and monetisation of such content by administrators and users of several Telegram channels. An FIR was registered at Moirang Police Station, and an investigation was launched under the codename Operation Dignity.
Police said they had seized 14 mobile phones and a laptop as part of the investigation. The devices are expected to undergo forensic examination to help investigators map the alleged network and establish the roles of those suspected of creating, sharing or monetising the material.
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On receiving credible information that administrators and users across
multiple Telegram channels were circulating, trading and monetising non-consensual explicit
videos and photographs of local Manipuri women, including distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Manipur Police registered an FIR at Moirang PS and launched an investigation codenamed Operation Dignity.To date, 13 individuals, including one CCL, have been arrested. Fourteen mobile phones and one laptop have been seized. Investigation is ongoing into the wider network, financial trails and additional victims.
The arrested individuals are as follows
1 N. Rajesh Singh @ Maipakchao 21 Bishnupur
2 H. Dhanajit Singh @ Taison 19 Bishnupur
3 S. Saphaba Singh 19 Imphal West
4 Th. Cavendish Singh @ Ingocha 21 Kakching
5 H. Rojit Singh 19 Bishnupur
6 M. Clinton Singh 28 Bishnupur
7 Kh. Bipin Singh 31 Thoubal
8 CCL
9 S. Simpson Singh 34 Imphal West
10 A. Aria Singh 24 Bishnupur
11 S. Alexander Singh 31 Kakching
12 K. Rakesh Singh 18 Imphal West
13 Ch. Robert Singh 27 Imphal WestFurther investigation follows.
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) October 13, 2026
Investigators are also tracing financial transactions linked to the alleged activities and examining whether additional victims were targeted.
The 13 individuals arrested are from Manipur’s valley districts of Bishnupur, Imphal West, Kakching and Thoubal. They have been identified as N. Rajesh Singh alias Maipakchao (21); H. Dhanajit Singh alias Taison (19); S. Saphaba Singh (19); Th. Cavendish Singh alias Ingocha (21); H. Rojit Singh (19); M. Clinton Singh (28); Kh. Bipin Singh (31); one child in conflict with law; S. Simpson Singh (34); A. Aria Singh (24); S. Alexander Singh (31); K. Rakesh Singh (18); and Ch. Robert Singh (27).
The investigation is continuing, with police focusing on identifying other people connected to the alleged network, tracing the money trail and determining the full extent of the distribution of the material.
