The operation involved Manipur Police, CoBRA, CRPF, RAF and Mahila personnel, who sealed the camp after the raid and took the suspects and weapons into custody for investigation.
BY PC Bureau
September 7: A joint security team raided an unauthorised camp in Gampum village under Saikul police station in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday and arrested eight suspected cadres of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), police said.
The operation involved personnel from Manipur Police, CoBRA, CRPF, RAF and Mahila units. Seven automatic weapons were also recovered from the camp, according to the police.
The arrested persons, along with the seized weapons, were taken into custody for questioning and further legal action. Following the operation, security forces locked and sealed the camp.
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The raid came amid a series of security operations in Manipur. In a separate operation, security forces had earlier eliminated two suspected cadres of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA), according to officials. Further details of that operation were not immediately available.
Police said the raid was part of ongoing security operations against unauthorised camps and the possession of illegal weapons in the state. Searches and area domination operations have continued in several hill and valley districts amid heightened security.
On 07 September 2026, a joint operation was conducted by Manipur Police, CoBRA, CRPF, Mahila personnel and RAF teams at Gampum village under Saikul Police Station, Kangpokpi District in which the security forces raided an unauthorized/ illegal camp belonging to suspected Kuki… pic.twitter.com/6gQhFSrU3Y
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) September 7, 2026
The identities of those arrested and details of the weapons recovered were not immediately disclosed. Further investigation is underway to establish the activities of the camp and determine the involvement of the arrested suspects.
Kuki organisations have increasingly accused the Manipur security establishment of adopting a selective approach to militancy, alleging that recent operations have disproportionately targeted Kuki armed groups while suspected Naga militants involved in attacks on Kuki villages have faced less visible action. The criticism has intensified after security forces recently killed two suspected UKNA cadres and arrested eight suspected KLA cadres in separate operations.
They argue that accountability must extend to armed groups from all communities. Police, however, have attributed some of the attacks to suspected Kuki militants as well, underscoring the highly contested nature of the violence.
