Grenade event in Manipur, Ngariyan Chingkhong, Imphal East District area, India on Fri 9th October 2026

On October 9, a joint team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)/Imphal East and Security Forces (SFs) arrested an active cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party – Miyamgi Fingang Lanmi (KCP-MFL), identified as Pukhrambam Jackson Singh (26), during a counter-insurgency (CI) operation at Ngariyan Chingkhong under Andro Police Station limits in Imphal East District, Manipur, reports Manipur Police on X.  Based on his disclosure, the team recovered a concealed cache of arms and ammunition from the foothills of Nongmaijing Ching near Gournagar. The recovered items included one M16 rifle with two magazines, one 40 mm launcher, one .32-calibre pistol with a magazine, one Chinese hand grenade, 495 rounds of 5.56 mm live ammunition, and two Baofeng wireless sets with chargers.