Assam Rifles arrests three NSCN-IM cadres in Dimapur

Assam Rifles has apprehended three NSCN (IM) cadres from Doyapur village of Dimapur district in Nagaland. As per reports, 5 Pistol, one 12 Bore Gun, 600 rounds of assorted ammunition have been recovered. Reports further revealed that the Assam Rifles had conducted raids in the houses of those apprehended between May 24 and 25 following […]

Assam Rifles conduct anti-drug campaign in Manipur

In a bid to make Manipur a drug-free state, the Assam Rifles conducted an anti-drug campaign at Manipur’s Tingri village on Monday. As part of the campaign, an interactive lecture was conducted at the village to enlighten and generate awareness concerning the ill effects of drugs among the youth. The lecture was followed by an […]

Centre gives Assam Rifles power to arrest, search without warrant

The Assam Rifles has been granted more power by the Centre to arrest anyone and search a place without a warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. As per a Union Home Ministry notification, the power have been granted to the paramilitary force under the Code of Criminal Procedure. […]

Drugs worth Rs 14.58 crore seized by Assam Rifles in Manipur

In a massive operation against drug menace in Manipur, the Assam Rifles on Monday seized a massive quantity of WIY tablets. Based on specific inputs, a team of Tengnoupal Battalion of Assam Rifles recovered the highly-addictive WIY tablets from a vehicle at the bordering town of Kudenthabi in Tengnoupal District of Manipur. The vehicle was […]

Assam Rifles seize drugs worth Rs 30 lakh in Manipur

The Assam Rifles seized drugs worth around Rs 30 lakh in Manipur on Saturday. According to the office of the Inspector General of Assam Rifles, South Sector, the Tengnoupal Battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR, South seized a huge cache of contraband drugs, worth Rs 29.88 lakh from Khudenthabi. During […]

Manipur: Bomb recovered in Moreh

A tragedy was averted in Manipur’s border town of Moreh when police detected a bomb planted under a parked tractor used by the workers and traders association. Armed rebel group members are suspected to be behind the planting of the bomb. On receiving information about the suspicious object beneath the tractor, Moreh police immediately rushed to […]

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recover 8 foreign-made assault rifles along Indo-Myanmar border

A joint operation conducted by Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles and Customs Department led to the recovery of 8 foreign-made assault rifles along the Indo-Myanmar border, north of Friendship Bridge at Zokhawthar in Champhai District of Mizoram. Acting on specific intelligence in concert with the Customs Department and other intelligence agencies, the Assam Rifles Battalion […]