Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol Dilkshosh Ghaat in Cachar district of Assam, was nabbed on Thursday, July 31, by a joint team of the NIA and Assam Police.
The accused is a key conspirator in the 2024 case related to the brutal killing of three women and three children in Manipur's Jiribam. The incident happened in November 2024. The victims were abducted and brutally murdered by militants in Borobekra area of Jiribam district of the strife-torn state on November 11 last year.
The bodies were disposed of in the Barak river.
The accused, Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol Dilkshosh Ghaat in Cachar district of Assam, was nabbed on Thursday by a joint team of the NIA and Assam Police, an official statement said. A mobile phone along with a SIM card was recovered by the NIA from the possession of the accused, sources said.
The investigations have revealed that Boya was actively involved in the conspiracy and execution of the horrendous crime, the NIA said.
The NIA, which took over the case from Borobekra Police, is continuing with further its investigation.
Jiribam region near Silchar belt of Assam had generally remained peaceful in May 2023 when the rest of Manipur was engulfed in the worst ever Kuki-Meitei clashes.
But the situation deteriorated in Jiribam region in November 2024.
The violence in Jiribam region also rests on the old menace of 'us and they' syndrome.
Closer studies suggest Meiteis allegedly want to keep National Highway 53 and Railway connectivity between Jiribam and Imphal "totally free" from any other community influence whether Kuki/Zo/Hmar or Naga to maintain supply lines to the valley.
Of course this is "life line for Meiteis" as other roads are either blocked easily or are vulnerable to be blocked. Needless to add, no one is blaming Meiteis alone for what has turned out in the Jiribam region.
The Kuki-Zo also have their share of the blame.
In the social media, we have lines emerging - "CRPF has turned into a force of terror against Kuki Zo tribals. The massacre of 11 innocent lives must face global condemnation. #Justice4KukiZo"
Officials say the 11 deceased are Kuki militants.
Hence the campaign slogan or social media posting is actually a double edged statement.
Since 2023 May, circumstances have posed multiple challenges for security forces. They are also enlisted into the ominous embraces of 'Us and Them'.
Two Assam Rifles units were moved out of Manipur and they were replaced by CRPF.
Dwelling deep one can say, these two Union Home Ministry-administered forces are different by training itself.
However, it is also true that Meiteis want to "clean Jiribam district" from domination of any other community.
In the mid-nineties, the Naga-Kuki clashes used to be a nightmare both in Nagaland and in Manipur.
In 2001, when the Naga ceasefire was extended to parts of Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, the Imphal valley burnt for days.
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