Grenade event in Manipur, Lamdeng Makha Leikai, Imphal West District area, India on Thu 15th October 2026

On October 15, Manipur Police arrested a cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Miyamgi Fingang Lanmi (KCP-MFL) identified as Saiche Boysan Kom (37) from the Lamdeng Makha Leikai area in Imphal West District, Manipur, while transporting arms, ammunition and explosives in Imphal West District, reports Manipur Police on X. The seized items included a .303 light machine gun (LMG), an M4 rifle, an AK-56 rifle, an AK assault rifle, a 51 mm mortar gun with five shells, two .32 pistols, three No. 36 high-explosive (HE) grenades, a Chinese hand grenade, four lathode shells, 87 rounds of ammunition of different calibres, five detonators, six handheld communication sets with three chargers, and a vehicle. Further details regarding the case were not provided.