A person allegedly involved in the killing of six Meiteis in Manipur’s Jiribam district has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Police in a joint operation in Cachar district on Thursday, police said.
The accused, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol village in the district, was arrested based on specific intelligence inputs, Cachar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Numal Mahatta told reporters.
Hmar is accused of playing a key logistical role in the abduction and subsequent killing of the six victims—three women and three children, Mahatta said.
