The three men, along with their associates, had planned, conspired and executed the attack on an Indian Reserve Battalion post and security forces in Moreh, Tengnoupal district, on January 17, 2024.
Among the arrested accused is Thangminlen Mate, a resident of Tengnoupal and member of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal insurgent group. He had a key role in orchestrating and carrying out the attack.
He was apprehended on May 19, 2025, in Silchar, Assam, and produced before the NIA court in Guwahati, which remanded him to custody till May 28. He is lodged in Central Jail, Guwahati.
The other accused Kamginthang Gangte, a member of the Kuki National Army, and Hentinthang Kipgen, alias Thangneo Kipgen, associated with Village Volunteers group in Churachandpur district, were arrested from Imphal on June 6, 2025.
They were presented before the duty magistrate, who granted a transit remand until June 9, 2025.
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