Overview
- Security agencies made the arrests during a coordinated early‑morning operation in Leilon Vaiphei village on Friday, detaining a man and his wife as the first major suspects in the May 13 abduction and killing of six Naga civilians.
- Police and NIA statements identified the pair as Pradip and his wife Ayingbi and said witnesses who saw the abduction picked them out; authorities said the operation relied on credible intelligence and search and seizure procedures were carried out.
- The six victims’ mutilated bodies were recovered in June and remain unclaimed at JNIMS because Naga civil organisations have refused to accept the remains until all those responsible are arrested and prosecuted.
- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh visited affected families, said relatives had identified additional suspects and pledged that law enforcement would pursue and arrest remaining accomplices while the couple were remanded to custody.
- Violence and tension persist in Kangpokpi district, with a fresh killing reported and economic blockades having disrupted supplies and raised prices, heightening the risk of further local reprisals and humanitarian harm.