NIA arrests one person from Assam in relation to a bomb blast in Manipur

In an intelligence based joint operation with Assam Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Md. Noor Hussain from Silchar, Cachar District, Assam in a case related to a bomb blast at Kwakta, Bishnupur District, Manipur in a vehicle.

The case was initially registered by Manipur Police, vide FIR no. 635(6)2023 dated 21.06.2023 at PGCI Police Station, Sub Division Moirang, Bishnupur District, Manipur and later re-registered by the NIA on 23.06.2023 at Imphal.

NIA Investigations revealed the involvement of Md. Noor Hussain in the bomb blast that took place on 21.06.2023 in an IED laden vehicle parked over a bridge located in the area of Phougakchao Ikhai Awang Leikai and Kwakta along Tiddim road in Bishnupur District, Manipur.


Three persons were injured and the bridge, along with nearby houses, got damaged as a result of the bomb blast. NIA stated that further Investigations in the case are in progress.

Recently NIA arrested Seiminlun Gangte in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against the Government of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in the State of Manipur.

He is suspected of involvement in the SUV blast case that took place in the Kwakta area of Manipur’s Bishnupur district on June 21.