Assam Rifles, Manipur Police Arrest Top PLA Militant Carrying ₹4 Lakh Bounty

Suspect In Manipur Ambush That Killed Colonel, Wife And Son In 2021 Arrested

A joint team of Thoubal CDO and 11 Assam Rifles arrested 28-year-old Thiyam Boycha Singh alias Balin during a search operation at Lilong Ushoipokpi on Saturday.

Manipur: 5 years after attack on Assam Rifles Colonel, prime accused arrested; Army vows peace & stability in the state

Imphal: Nearly five years after militants ambushed Assam Rifles Colonel Viplav Tripathi along with his wife, son and four soldiers in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, security forces have finally caught one of the prime accused behind the deadly attack. On August 23, a joint team of the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police arrested Thiyam Boycha Singh alias “Balin” and held the self-styled captain of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The Na…

Assam Rifles, Manipur Police arrest top PLA militant carrying ₹4 lakh bounty

Assam Rifles and Manipur Police apprehended a top People's Liberation Army militant. The apprehended militant, Thiyam Boycha Singh, carried a bounty of four lakh rupees. He is a key accused in the Churachandpur district ambush case. This ambush resulted in the deaths of Colonel Tripathi and his family. The militant was handed over to Manipur Police for further legal proceedings.

Top PLA Terrorist With ₹4 Lakh Bounty Arrested In Manipur

Assam Rifles and Manipur Police have achieved a major counter-insurgency breakthrough with the arrest of self-styled People's Liberation Arm...

Key Accused In The Killings Of Colonel And Family In Manipur Nabbed

Kolkata (August 23, 2026): Key accused in the 2021 Churachandpur ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that killed Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his wife and their son, as well as four jawans, was apprehended in Manipur on Sunday. The accused had been identified as Balin alias Thiyam Boycha Singh, a self-styled Captain of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a Meitei militant outfit active in Manipur. He carried a bounty of Rs 4 lakh. The attack o…

Manipur: PLA militant carrying Rs 4 lakh bounty arrested

Imphal, August 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, in a joint operation, have arrested a senior militant of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who was carrying a bounty of Rs 4 lakh, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as self-styled PLA Captain Thiyam Boycha Singh alias Balin, 28, was apprehended from Ushoipokpi in Thoubal district on Saturday night following an intelligence-led operation. Accordin…