SAA event in Manipur, Naranseina in Bishnupur District area, India on Wed 30th August 2023

On August 30, five Kuki militants were killed in a gunfight between Kuki militants and State Police and India Reserved Battalion (IRB) at Naranseina in Bishnupur District of Manipur, reports The Sangai Express. Two soldiers of the IRB identified as Salam Bobin Singhand L Deben Singh and four village volunteers (civilians) identified as Oinam Iboyaima, Tongbram Chingkhei, Khomdram Avinash and Loitongbam Gunindro were injured in the gunfight, Imphal Free Press adds. One Kuki militant identified as David Manglam was also injured in the gunfight.|On August 30, a joint team of Assam Rifles, the Indian Army, and Manipur Police arrested one cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland––Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM)identified as Self-Styled Captain Shiningson Chilhang (45)from Sawombung in Imphal East District of Manipur along with a 9 mm carbine and five live rounds, reports Northeast Now.