Manipur Encounter

Commandos of the Manipur Police have been engaging insurgents for over eight hours today in several areas of the state hit by ethnic violence, sources have told NDTV.

The Supreme Court today allowed discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Manipur police personnel, seeking the recusal of two judges of the bench, in the alleged fake encounter case. A CBI Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the case.

The centre today asked a Supreme Court bench to recuse itself from hearing the Manipur encounter cases on the grounds that one of the judges had termed certain members of the security forces as "murderers", thereby vitiating the proceedings. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on the behalf of the accused, said the remark had affected the mor...

The Supreme Court on Monday told off the Central Bureau of Investigation for not arresting the accused in the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

An army officer posted in Manipur has told a court that his and family's lives are at danger because he had flagged fake encounters and extortions by a unit of the army's intelligence surveillance wing in the northeast. Army sources said the matter is sub-judice and an affidavit has already been submitted in court on the issue.

One terrorist was killed while two others were arrested following an encounter between security forces and suspected cadres of United Tribal Liberation Front (P), police said today.

The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has "not even bothered" to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's special investigation team (SIT) in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

An Army jawan and two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Manipur's Chandel district early this morning, police said.

The High Court of Manipur has ordered the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as solatium to the mother of Naoba Ngangbam, the victim of a 2009 "fake encounter".

Monika Khangembam, a communication professional, was allegedly asked by an immigration officer at the Delhi airport whether she is "really an Indian" and if she can list all the states. Her Facebook post describing the unpleasant encounter has gone viral and drawn a response from Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The army and the paramilitary cannot use "excessive and retaliatory force" in Manipur, the Supreme Court said today in a significant ruling.

Six personnel including an officer of the Assam Rifles have been killed in an encounter with terrorists in Manipur's Chandel district.

The Army is battling bad weather and tough terrain as it attempts to airlift the body of Major Amit Deswal out of the thick jungles in Manipur's Tamenglong district, where the special forces officer was killed in an operation against terrorists in Wednesday.

Commandos of the Manipur Police have been engaging insurgents for over eight hours today in several areas of the state hit by ethnic violence, sources have told NDTV.

The Supreme Court today allowed discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Manipur police personnel, seeking the recusal of two judges of the bench, in the alleged fake encounter case. A CBI Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the case.

The centre today asked a Supreme Court bench to recuse itself from hearing the Manipur encounter cases on the grounds that one of the judges had termed certain members of the security forces as "murderers", thereby vitiating the proceedings. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on the behalf of the accused, said the remark had affected the mor...

The Supreme Court on Monday told off the Central Bureau of Investigation for not arresting the accused in the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

An army officer posted in Manipur has told a court that his and family's lives are at danger because he had flagged fake encounters and extortions by a unit of the army's intelligence surveillance wing in the northeast. Army sources said the matter is sub-judice and an affidavit has already been submitted in court on the issue.

One terrorist was killed while two others were arrested following an encounter between security forces and suspected cadres of United Tribal Liberation Front (P), police said today.

The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has "not even bothered" to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's special investigation team (SIT) in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.

An Army jawan and two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Manipur's Chandel district early this morning, police said.

The High Court of Manipur has ordered the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as solatium to the mother of Naoba Ngangbam, the victim of a 2009 "fake encounter".

Monika Khangembam, a communication professional, was allegedly asked by an immigration officer at the Delhi airport whether she is "really an Indian" and if she can list all the states. Her Facebook post describing the unpleasant encounter has gone viral and drawn a response from Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The army and the paramilitary cannot use "excessive and retaliatory force" in Manipur, the Supreme Court said today in a significant ruling.

Six personnel including an officer of the Assam Rifles have been killed in an encounter with terrorists in Manipur's Chandel district.

The Army is battling bad weather and tough terrain as it attempts to airlift the body of Major Amit Deswal out of the thick jungles in Manipur's Tamenglong district, where the special forces officer was killed in an operation against terrorists in Wednesday.