SAA event in Manipur, Kongpal Kongkham Leikai, Imphal East District area, India on Tue 15th September 2026

On September 15, based on reliable intelligence from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) M&N Sector, corroborated by the Chief of Police Commandos, Imphal East (CDO/IE), and Imphal West (CDO/IW), a joint team arrested two active cadres of the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) from Kongpal Kongkham Leikai in Imphal East District, Manipur, reports Manipur Police on X. The arrested individuals were identified as brothers Sheleibam Tomtin Meitei alias Tomba (27), and Sheleibam Jagatshyam Meitei alias Ibungo (35).  According to the police, the two were involved in firing on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel at Lamlong Bazar on August 22, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Khonghampat on September 10. Their father, Sheleibam Yaima, had earlier been arrested in connection with the Khonghampat attack. Security personnel recovered one AK-47 rifle with 43 live rounds, one 9 mm pistol with three live rounds from their possession.