Insurgency North East: Incidents and Statements involving
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) : 2007

A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Ngangom Pingki alias Biki, was arrested at Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai in the Imphal West district on January 18. Read less...

One suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant was shot dead by security force (SF) personnel in a retaliatory fire at Kharam village in the Thoubal district. One lethod gun, one AK-56 magazine and one Kenwood radio set were recovered from his possession. Read less...

On the same day, a civilian, Moirangthem Star alias Boycha, a suspected drug peddler, was shot at and wounded by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants at an unspecified place in the Imphal East district. Read less...

Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, identified as Khundrakpam Somorjit Singh alias Ibohal alias Shana Macha, Laiphrakpam Subash Chandra and Kongbrailatpam Giridhari Sharma, were arrested by SFs during a search operation at Kakwa bazaar in the Imphal West district. A jeep, a mobile phone and an Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) bank Automatic Teller Machine card were recovered from the arrested militants. Read less...

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) said that the outfit’s ‘makeshift’ camp at Saijang in the Kohima district was attacked on February 1 by a combined force of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), "PREPAK, KYKL, KRA, UPDS and DHD (Anti-talk party)" numbering about 150 cadres, according to Morung Express. During the encounter, five militants of the NSCN-IM were shot dead while two NSCN-K militants was killed and one weapon was lost, said Anie Konyak, ‘Under Secretary’ of the NSCN-K. Read less...

A self-styled 'sergeant major' of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Konjengbam Herojit, was shot dead by Army and Assam Rifles personnel in the Toubul area of Bishnupur district March 7-night, according to Imphal Free Press. Three other militants managed to escape from the encounter site. The slain militant was involved in the February 24 ambush in which 16 security personnel were killed. Read less...

The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) captured three youths alleged to be involved in serving extortion notes in guise of cadres of the outfit to brick manufacturing firms in the Imphal East district. Read less...

The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) 'executed' 8 persons, including its 'vice-president' and 'finance secretary in charge' K.K. Mangang alias Leibakma-cha alias Lamkhomba, for 'helping' security personnel in the arrest and killing of its cadres, reports Sangai Express. The KCP claimed to take the help of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), KYKL and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), in carrying out the 'investigation'. Read less...

One Kanglei Yawol kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Chetan Singh alias Nanao alias Koko, was arrested by the troops of 22 MLI from Nambol Khatong in the Bishnupur district on March 18. Read less...

A separate incident, troops of 4 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested another KYKL cadre, identified as Dhorendro from Heingang, in the Imphal East district on March 20. Elsewhere, in the same district security forces also arrested another KCP cadre identified as, Chanam-thabam Sanatomba Meitei, on March 22 near Chingmeirong. Read less...

Troops of 22 Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) arrested a Kanglei Yawol kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Thiyam Ajit alias Thembi, along with two live rounds of AK rifle from Patsoi in the mphal West district on March 21. Based on the information provided by the KYKL cadre the MLI arrested a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, identified as Kayenpaibam Ojit. Read less...

SFs neutralized a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) hideout and recovered one single barrel hunting gun, five hand grenades and an empty magazine of M-16 in the Loktak lake within the Keibul Lamjao national park in the Bishnupur district. However, no casualty was reported. Read less...

Security forces arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as N. Somendro alias Luwang, from Kongpal Khaidem Leikai in the Imphal East district on March 31, reports Kanglaonline. Read less...

Troops of Assam Rifles arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Sgt. Ibohol alias Sana, from Nagaram in the Imphal East district on March 31, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

Troops of 34 AR arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Moirangthem Ibomcha Singh and recovered one Pulsar motorcycle at Ningel in the Thoubal district on April 5, reports SangaiExpress. Read less...

Suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres shot at and injured S. Iboton Singh, principal of the Central Academy School and a teacher, identified as Md. Janabuddin at Canchipur in the Imphal West district on April 7. Kanglaonline reports that the militants also abducted two other teachers, identified as Rajen and Koireng. Read less...

During a search operation, Police neutralized four KYKL camps located inside the Keibul Lamjao area of Bishnupur district and recovered nine pairs of khaki-camouflage pants, three camouflage shirts, two olive green jerseys, one camouflage pithu, battery, gas stove, kitchen utensils and one Kenwood set. Police said the raids were conducted as a follow-up in the wake of the arrest of a KYKL cadre, identified as Thokchom Borajao, from the Minuthong area by Imphal East district police personnel, on April 6, who later confessed that he was personally involved in the ambush on security forces on election duty at Tongjei Maril on February 24. Read less...

Security force personnel arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Chingtham Boynao alias Khomba Singh, at Taothong Ma-mang Leikai in the Imphal West district on April 17, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

Security forces (SFs) arrested three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, Oinam Ibomcha of Taothong Apheiba, Thokchom Tenden and Thokchom Inaocha of Lambal Makha Leikai, from their respective homes on the charges of extortion. Read less...

During a search operation, police personnel arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Leishangthem Mani alias Suresh, and recovered a 9-mm pistol and one magazine loaded with nine live rounds of ammunitions at Shantipur village in the Imphal East district. Meanwhile, police sources said on verification of the number of the 9-mm pistol, it was confirmed that the pistol was issued to constable driver of the commando team led by Sub-Inspector Jianddin, who was killed in an ambush by the KYKL on December 25, 2004, at Napet Pali Nongren Chinglak. Police also arrested a woman, identified as Pukhrambam ongbi Bidhu Devi, who allegedly supplied the 9-mm pistol to Leishangthem Mani on April 17, 2007, for extortion of money from the general public and he had collected INR 200,000 from the Wangoo and Moirang area. Read less...

A day earlier, Assam Rifles personnel arrested a KYKL cadre, identified as Sapam Nanao alias Robat at Waikhong in the Thoubal district. Read less...

Security forces arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as ‘Sgt. Maj.’ Oinam Shyam-chand alias Samson alias Nipeshwar, at Kakwa Maibam Leikai on April 22. Read less...

Troops of the Maratha Light Infantry arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Wan-gjam Teljao Singh, from Mayang in the Imphal West district on April 27, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

A suspected cadre of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) shot at and injured an auto-rickshaw driver, identified as Salam Leikham, near the road diversion at Kairang under Heingang Police Station in the Imphal East district on April 29, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

Three among the four Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as Leishangthem Ngouba alias Cyprus, Loushangbam Bungba Mangang alias Binikanta and Irengbam Ibomcha alias Binodkumar, who were involved in burning down cement carrying trucks on April 23 at Sekmai Bazaar in the Imphal West district and near N.G. Mani College in the Imphal East district, were arrested by the security forces (SFs) at Sagolband Road in the Imphal West district. Meanwhile, SFs recovered one 9-mm pistol along with four live rounds of ammunition from the residence of Ngouba and one 9-mm pistol and four live rounds of ammunition from the residence of Irengbam Ibomcha. Read less...

An encounter between Assam Rifles personnel and two suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres was reported from Choro area in the Ukhrul district on May 5-night. One AK 56 rifles, 85 rounds of 5.566 mm ammunition and 3 magazines of AK 56 were recovered from the incident site. Read less...

Troops also arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, Longjam Rajen and Longjam Shamu, at Sekmai toll tax gate in the Thoubal district on May 13, reports Sangai Express. They recovered 20 live rounds of AK 47 rifle and INR 260 from Rajen and 13 live rounds of AK 47 rifle and INR 241 from Shamu. Read less...

Troops of Assam Rifles arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as Laishram Manichandra and Laishram Rakesh Singh, and also recovered one motorcycle at Wangjing in the Thoubal district on May 14, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

Security forces (SF) arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Meitram Nilakamal Singh alias Toi alias Prem alias Nanao alias Bothoi, at Nagamapal Chungkham Leikai in the Bishnupur district on May 16-night, reports Sangai Express. He was reportedly involved in the ambush of 10 Assam Rifles personnel in 2005 at Kumbi, resulting in the death of a Captain and five other SF personnel. Read less...

Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as ‘Lt.’ Sanatomba Singh alias Sana and ‘Pvt.’ Gunamani, at Khambathel Road in the Chandel district on May 18, reports Sangai Express. Read less...

Suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants killed a civilian, identified as Sanasam Jugeshwar Singh, and injured two others, identified as Aribam Khomdon and John Kabui, allegedly for violating an earlier warning to leave the land they were holding, at Langol Laimanai in the Imphal West district on May 28. They also reportedly assaulted three women. Read less...

Imphal Free Press reported that shopkeepers at the Paona International Market downed their shutters since they have been severely affected by an unspecified militant group’s extortion demands. Meanwhile, sources said among the five insurance companies, the Life Insurance Corporation was closed last weekend over a reported demand of INR 10 crores. Sources added that the extortion amount served as ‘annual tax’ to the proscribed KYKL outfit. Read less...

Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Chirom Naba, at Khu man Mamang Leikai. AR personnel also arrested a KYKL cadre, identified as Amuba alias Amuchou ba, along with four live rounds of 9-mm at Serou Mamang Leikai in the Thoubal district. Read less...

In a counter insurgency operation, Assam Rifles (AR) personnel killed at least three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres at Manturam village in the Kasom Khullen subdivision of Ukhrul district on June 1-evining, reports Imphal Free Press. AR personnel also recovered two AK-56 rifles, and 239 rounds of ammunition from the incident site. Read less...

KYKL cadres shot at and injured three civilians, identified as Sanjenbam ongbi Ranjana Devi, Kshetrimayum Irabot and Soibam Anil Singh, for extortion of money using the outfit’s name and posing as its members at a tight security zone at Takyel Khongbal in the Thoubal district. Read less...

Security forces arrested a KYKL cadre, identified as Yumlembam Gunamani Singh, at Thangal Bazar in the Imphal district. Read less...

Assam Rifles personnel arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Gurumayum Kameshwar Sharma, at Wangkhei Soibam Leikai, reports Sangai Express. Troops also recovered INR 1413030 along with three mobile phones and some incriminating documents from the incident site. Read less...

SFs also arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as Khondram Khogenchandra alias Abung and R.K. Atlas alias Manshi, at Meetei Mayek High School in the Imphal East district on June 8. Sources added that the two KYKL cadres were involved in extortion from the Imphal areas. Read less...

Troops arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Sgt. Johnson alias Bhim, at Tentha Khunou. Read less...

AR personnel arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as ‘Sgt.’ Laishram Ibocha, and one People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as ‘Pvt.’ Ningthoujam Ibochouba, at Waithou in the Thoubal district on June 20. Read less...

On June 21, a heavy exchange of fire took place between Assam Rifles (AR) personnel and the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres at Tonglang area. During subsequent search operations, AR personnel recovered one M 16 Rifle with one magazine, carbine machine with one round, two hand grenades, two Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, two 5.56 ammunition and three live rounds of 9-mm from the incident site. Read less...

Assam Rifle (AR) personnel arrested another KYKL cadre, identified as Th Ning-themba Singh, at Khongjom bazaar in the Thoubal district. Elsewhere, one more KYKL cadre, H. Norendro Singh, was arrested at Samaram Mamang Leikai. Read less...

SFs arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Yengkhom Samananda alias Manda Meitei, who was reportedly involved in many extortion cases, at Khurai Chairenthong area. Read less...

Meanwhile, three militants belonging to the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and People's United Liberation Front (PULF), surrendered to the police in a surrender ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. One AK rifle with seven live rounds, loaded modified magazine, two Chinese-make 9 mm pistols with 27 live rounds were deposited by the militants. Read less...

Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has announced some changes in the command structure of its ‘Special Task Force (STF)’ indulged in ‘Operation New Kangleipak’. According to a release, ‘Captain’ Thoiba Mangang is replaced by ‘Maj’ Wangba Khumancha, as ‘officiating commander’, of the ‘STF’, while ‘2nd Lt’ Moramba Khuman will be the ‘deputy commander’. Read less...

According to Assam Tribune, Assam Rifles (AR) personnel shot dead three unidentified militants belonging to the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and People's United Liberation Front (PULF) at Tingri under Sekmai police station in the Thoubal district on August 11-night. Two 9-mm pistols along with four rounds of ammunition and one 7.56 mm Italian-make pistol along with seven live rounds, one Chinese-make grenade and three extortion notes duly signed by the finance department of KYKL were recovered from the incident site. Read less...

On August 17, Manipur Police arrested 12 militants from the official residences of three Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and a former legislator of the ruling Congress Party in the Babupara VIP Colony of capital Imphal, reports Telegraph. Eight militants of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested from the residence of W. Brajabidhu Singh, an MLA representing Lamsang constituency in Imphal West district. A dismantled M-16 rifle, parts of a 9 mm pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition were recovered in the septic tank behind the residence. The police also found five extortion notices meant for Imphal-based businessmen. Two militants - one from the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and another from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) - were arrested from the house of Meghachandra Singh, a MLA representing the Wangkhem constituency of Thoubal district. These two militants had recently been granted bail by a court. A militant each of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and the KCP were arrested from the residences of Bijoy Singh, who represents Thongju in Imphal East, former legislator and Sobhakiran Singh. Read less...

A youth claiming to be a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Mute Ramkumar, who attempted to snatch a motorcycle at gunpoint, was assaulted by local youths at Khongnang Ani Karak on August 19, reports Imphal Free Press. A pistol and two live rounds were recovered from his possession. Read less...

Elsewhere in the same district, unidentified Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres shot at and injured a civilian, Phurailatpam Nandakumar, joint secretary of the Board of Secondary Education, who is currently under suspension in several irregularities, at Mayang Imphal Konchak. Nandakumar was abducted by unidentified persons two days back. Read less...

Further, three civilians, Laimayum Thoi Sharma, Shijagurumayum Gunachandra Sharma and Shangakpham Debarta Sharma, who had been abducted by suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, were rescued by SFs at Nambol in the Bishnupur district on August 30. SF personnel also arrested three abductors, Oinam Prakash, Yumnam Ronel Singh and Yumkhaibam Joykumar Singh alias Ibomcha, from the incident site. Read less...

Elsewhere in the same district, the Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested two unidentified United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, who had deserted their outfit, at Simol area. In another incident, one unidentified Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre was arrested from an unspecified place near Signu in the Chandel district. One cell phone was reportedly recovered from him. Read less...

An officer of the State Education Department, T. Geetchandra Sharma, was shot at and wounded by Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants for his alleged involvement in covering up fake appointment of teachers and taking bribes, reports Indian Express. Another official of the same department, T. Samananda Singh, was also ‘accused’ by the militants for his involvement in the scandal. Sharma and Singh were charged with taking bribes totalling INR 15 lakhs and INR 20 lakhs respectively. Read less...

Security forces (SFs) during a search operation on September 15, arrested two militants from a VIP area at Babupara in capital Imphal, reports Assam Tribune. They were identified as Md Tamikhan of unnamed faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), and Salam Punshi Singh of the KYKL. Read less...

AR personnel arrested three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, Leibakhao, Sanamba Leipokpam and Ayekpam Tomba, at the Pukhao Khambam area. One 9-mm pistol and four live rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession. Read less...

One Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Moirangthem Ibochouba alias Chaktaba alias Ibungo, was arrested by security force (SF) personnel during a search operation at Waheng Khuman Maning Leikai in the Bishnupur district on September 24, according to Sangai Express. Read less...

Security forces arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Nanao Singh a.k.a. Premjit, during a search operation conducted in the general area of Iroishemba. Similarly, another KYKL cadre, Umakant a.k.a. Manaoton, was also arrested from the Iroishemba Manghiden bazaar. Read less...

An unnamed official of the State Education department was shot at and wounded by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants at an unspecified place in the Bishnupur district on September 28, according to Sentinel. He was attacked for his alleged involvement in fake appointment of teachers and corruption. The outfit had also asked the official to take voluntary retirement and return the misappropriated amount, police said. Read less...

Eight Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, who were arrested from the official quarters of a ruling Congress Legislator at Babupara in capital Imphal on August 17, were detained under the National Security Act, 1980. "The Governor of Manipur after having carefully considered grounds for detention furnished by the district magistrate is of the opinion that the grounds are sufficient for the detention of the said persons under section 3(2) of the said act (NSA) and that order of detention aforesaid made by the district magistrate under section 3 (3) of the said act be approved," separate orders of the state home department regarding the detention of the eight stated. Read less...

The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) kept in confinement Mohammed Zjauddin Khan, the senior treasury office accountant of Senapati district, for allegedly siphoning government funds by manipulating teachers’ pension books and pension arrears of three teachers. The KYKL also stated during a press conference on October 14 that it unearthed 210 more teachers with fake appointment documents, increasing the total of number such fake appointments made by the Manipur Education department it exposed to 1153. Read less...

Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, Manglem alias Tomba alias James and Potsangbam Bishwajit alias Bobo, were arrested by the security force (SF) personnel from Yumnam Huidrom Mayai Leikai in the Bishnupur district. One 9-mm pistol and five live rounds of ammunition were recovered from their possession. Read less...

One Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Karam Abung alias Philips, was arrested from Chamol in the Chandel district on October 29. Read less...

Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, identified as, Kangujam Dolen and Kangujam Herojit, were arrested by the Imphal West District police from an unspecified location. Read less...

The Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) claimed responsibility for the October 30 killing of three Assam Rifles personnel, including a Major, at Sorbung village under Phungyar sub-division in the Ukhrul district. Read less...

One Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Lei-shangthem Shyamsunder alias Ito alias Inaocha, was shot dead by police personnel during a counter-insurgency operation at Nongmeibung Nambam Chuthek under Porompat police station in the Imphal East district. One Chinese made hand grenade was recovered from his possession. One of the accomplices of the slain miliatnt, Meinam Ranjan alias Inao, was also arrested from the incident side. Read less...

Two suspected Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants were killed by Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Patbung area under Phungyar police station in the Imphal East district on November 3-night, reports Imphal Free Press. A carbine with magazine, one 9-mm pistol with magazine, three live rounds of 9 mm calibre and a combat pouch were recovered from their possession. Read less...

One Kangleipak Yawol Kannna Lup (KYKL) cadre, L Joychandra, was arrested by Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Yourbung under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district. Read less...

Sangai Express reports that the Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has ‘banned’ books written in the Bengali script in all Government and private schools from Class I to IV located in the four valley districts with effect from the next academic session of 2008. A KYKL militant, identified as Wangba Khumancha, said that only books in Meitei Mayek should be taught in these classes. Read less...

In Imphal East district, two Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, Shougai-jam Gopimohan Singh alias Gopi and Thiyam Imocha alias Nandakumar, were arrested from the JN Hospital area on November 19. They confessed that they joined the outfit though one KYKL militant, ‘s/s’ P.C. Chaoba, in 2007. Read less...

Shillong Times reports that the ‘chief advisor’ of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Changamayum Manoranjan Khuman, was arrested on November 19, and was later paraded before the media in the Imphal West district next day. According to his confession, he was the chief security advisor of an unnamed former Nagaland Chief Minister before joining the outfit. Arms were also seized from his possession. Police said Khuman was asked by the outfit to investigate the alleged fake appointment of teachers in the Education Department. Read less...

Two suspected Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants were killed by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Pihang village under Chasad police station in the Ukhrul district on November 27, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm carbine with magazine loaded with five bullets and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from them. Read less...

A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Koijam Devan alias Nanda of Bashikhong Torban, was arrested by the SFs from Wangkhei Thambalkhong area in the Imphal East District. Read less...

Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, including a self-styled ‘lieutenant’, Hamom Phulendro alias Great alias Sunil, were shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter at a hotel in the Imphal West district on December 10-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-47 rifle with one magazine containing 22 live rounds, one 9-mm pistol with three live rounds and one .36 hand grenade were recovered from the encounter site. Sunil was suspected to have been involved in various ambushes on the security forces, including the February 24-ambush at Khoirok Lamkang near Laimaton, in which 16 security personnel were killed and seven others injured. Read less...

The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has ‘banned’ celebration of the Thabal Chongba festival in other parts of the country by students from Manipur, according to Assam Tribune. Thabal Chongba is a traditional moonlight dance of the Meiteis during the Yaoshang / holi (colour) festival. The ‘ban’ was declared by the outfit in reaction to the festival organized by the Manipur Culture Development Association in Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), capital of Karnataka, as part of their culture and sports meet at a football ground there on November 10. Read less...

Two suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, Takhellambam Gyaneshwar alias Jutin and Laishram Surchandra alias Loya, were shot dead by Assam Rifles (AR) personnel during an encounter at Yelang Khangpokpi under Waikhong police station in the Thoubal district on December 12-night, reports Sangai Express. Two Chinese pistols, 44 live rounds, two mobile phone handsets along with an extra SIM card, a Yamaha motorcycle and INR 16,640 were recovered from their possession. Read less...

The Dimapur Police and Assam Rifles (31 Battalion) personnel, on receiving information about the presence of suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres in the Naga Gaon area, launched a joint operation and arrested one Bijoy Singh alias Joy Kumar, a resident of Kakching in Manipur, reports Nagaland Post. 2,500 pages of KYKL letter pads, two bundles of fuse wire, two personal diaries containing details of tax collection, one computer C.P.U, one empty ammunition box measuring 7.62m, two containers of motor cap measuring 2 inch, three telephone sets, one empty case of fuse (V.429), one computer antenna, 10 numbers of CDs and one card reader were recovered from his possession. Read less...

One Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Mayangbam Premchand Meetei alias West, was arrested from Kongba Bazaar in the Imphal East district on December 27. Read less...