People’s Liberation Army

Formation

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was established under the leadership of N. Bisheswar Singh on September 25, 1978.

Objectives

The PLA aims to organise a revolutionary front covering the entire Northeast and unite all ethnic groups, including the Meiteis, Nagas and Kukis, to liberate Manipur. PLA, though a Meiti outfit, claims itself to be a trans-tribal organisation seeking to lead the non-Meiteis as well.

Leadership and Structure

In 1989, the PLA formed a political body called the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF). RPF runs a government-in-exile in Bangladesh. Irengbam Chaoren is the ‘President’ of the RPF. It has a Vice-president, a General Secretary, Secretaries in charge of Home, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Publicity and Communication, Social Welfare, Health and Education.

As part of its revitalisation efforts, the PLA was reorganised on the lines of a disciplined army. The militant wing now comprises four divisions – Sadar Hill West areas of the Valley of Manipur, Sadar Hill areas in the eastern Valley, the entire hill areas in Manipur and the entire Imphal area. Each division has a commander, lieutenants, sergeant and lance corporals in its ranks. PLA activists are equipped with sophisticated arms. The group has also been reportedly involved in widespread extortion operations.

Linkages

PLA recruits were trained in guerrilla warfare by the then united National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) at its headquarters in Challam, beyond the Somrah Tract, in north Myanmar during the eighties. PLA is also reported to have contacts with Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). The ISI’s nexus with the PLA came to notice through a document recovered in January 1991 from Biren Singh alias German, the Finance Secretary of the RPF (the political wing of the PLA).

It has a government-in-exile in Bangladesh where the PLA has set up a number of bases in the Sylhet district. Two camps in Myanmar and five camps in Bangladesh are currently known to exist, where about 1,000 recruits have received arms training.

Incidents

2009

• June 19: A PLA militant, M. Nanaobi Singh, is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh in Chandel District while moving towards Myanmar.

• June 16: Troops arrest a PLA militant, identified as Heisnam Subol Singh alias Jiban, during a search operation at Sabal Leikai area.

• June 13 : A PLA militant, identified as Rojit, is arrested by the Assam Rifles during a search operation in general area of Finga Market under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District.

• June 12: A PLA militant, Mayanglambam Khelendro Singh, is arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Kwakeithel Super Market. Mayanglambam confesses during interrogation that he was operating under the 'command' of one 25 year old PLA militant, Moirangthem Muni, and was asked to extort money and to serve demand letter to people for the outfit.

• June 8: Two PLA militants, identified as Leiphrakpam Gopen alias Khangba and Salam Ibemcha Devi alias Joyshree alias Sanamacha, are arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Lamsang Bazaar area.

• May 31: A PLA militant, Bramhacharimayum Ratan Sharma alias Mangal, is arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Heirok Litan Makhong area. Bramhacharimayum confesses that he joined the outfit in 2000 and got military training at Khongtam in the same year. He was operating under the 'finance section' of the outfit in Thoubal District.

A former PLA cadre, Khagembam Mahesh alias Rishikesh, is shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel near Waithou along the India-Myanmar road under Lilong Police Station in Thoubal District. His accomplice, however, manages to escape from the incident site. The report adds that Khagembam opened fire on the Assam Rifles personnel when they asked his accomplice who was riding a motorcycle to stop. Khagembam was the pillion rider of his accomplice and he was killed in the retaliatory firing of the Assam Rifles personnel. Khagembam's family members said he had joined the PLA ten years ago and later deserted the outfit on medical grounds. They further said he left his home since the Assam Rifles was trying to arrest him.

• May 22: A PLA militant, identified as Naorem Surjit Singh alias Ojito, is arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Kakching Turel Wangma area. He confesses that he joined the outfit in the year 2000 and got military training at Chittagong Hill Tract area in Bangladesh.

• May 19: A suspected PLA militant, Pebam Gunindro, is arrested by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Laikoiching area.

• May 18: A PLA cadre, Tensubam Shatjalnanda alias Momo alias Barun, is arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangmeiband area. He revealed that he got military training in Myanmar.

• May 14: A PLA militant is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Moreh in Chandel District.

• May 11: Two suspected militants are shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter under Tengnoupal Police Station in Thoubal District. Two 9-mm pistols with a magazine, four live rounds of 9-mm pistol, three Chinese grenades and two improvised explosive devices are recovered from the encounter site. One slain militant is identified as Amom Dorendro alias Abo. He left home in June 2008. His family members disclosed that he might have joined the PLA outfit.

• May 10: Assam Rifles stated that militant outfits like the UNLF and PLA continue with their sole agenda of extortion, intimidation, drug trafficking and smuggling which is proved by the fact that their leadership and their families are getting wealthier by the day. These outfits have a number of over-ground workers who are actually white collared terrorists sustaining terrorism by provisioning money and power to the banned organisations by fleecing the poor public and terrorising them, the press release stated.

• May 7: A PLA militant, Laishram Nongyai, is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel near Thoubal market. One motor cycle, one Chinese mobile and a driving licence and INR 160 are recovered from his possession.

• May 2: A KYKL over-ground worker, identified as Sanjay Rajkumar of Sagolband, is arrested by troops from a place under Patsoi Police Station in Imphal West District. He confesses during his interrogation that he was earlier a 'tax collector' of the PLA and presently working for the KYKL.

• April 29: Two PLA militants, Songaih and Laipu, are arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel while traveling in a vehicle at Bongyang under Tengnoupal Police Station in Thoubal District.

• April 24: A PLA sympathiser, Papu Thakur, is arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Paona bazaar area.

• April 12: A PLA militant, Ningthoujam Ranjit alias Apaiba, is arrested by Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Nungoo Awang Leikai area.

• April 6: A PLA cadre, Thokchom Bijen Singh, is arrested by Thoubal District Police from the Heirok bazaar area.

• April 5: A PLA cadre, identified as Thokchom Chaothoi of Keinou village in Bishnupur District is arrested by troops.

• April 4: Two women cadres of the PLA, identified as Nandeibam Aruna alias Kunjeshori alias Cheche alias Abe alias CRP alias Arunibala and Akham Manglembi, are arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Salungpham Mayai Leikai area.

• April 2: Assam Rifles personnel arrest a PLA militant, Salam Priyo Singh, from Tengnoupal area in Thoubal District, while travelling in a vehicle in the guise of a trader from Moreh to Imphal.

• March 24: A PLA militant, Elangbam Ratan Singh, is arrested by the Thoubal District Police near Wabagai Khongnangkhong area.

• March 22: A PLA militant, identified as Leimapokpam Amarjit alias Punshiba, is arrested by troops from Jiri area under Jiribam Police Station of Imphal East District.

• March 9: One Imphal East District Policeman, Maisnam Suresh, is wounded during an encounter with suspected PLA militants in a house located near the Manipur University. One grenade and live bullets are recovered in a subsequent search operation.

• March 8: A PLA militant, Thekmaijam Chaoba alias Rajen Singh, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation near the NRL Oil Pump in Thoubal Haokha area on. He was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.

• March 4: A PLA militant, E. Robinson, is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel while traveling in a vehicle from Moreh to Imphal.

• March 1: A senior PLA cadre, Laishram Robindro Meitei alias Ronny, is arrested by a combined force of the Army and Bishnupur District Police from the National Highway-150 near Toupupki village.

  A PLA cadre, Asheibam Nanao alias Cowboy, is arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Wangkhei Puja Lampak area.

  A PLA cadre, Thoudam Joychandra Meetei, is arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar area.

• February 28: Troops arrest four militants belonging to the PLA, Military Council faction of the KCP and KYKL during separate search operations in the Bishnupur District.

• February 25: A PLA militant, Mongjam Chinglemba Singh alias Nongkham alias Naoba, is arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Sekpi Khongnangkhong area.

• February 22: A PLA cadre, Laishram Kanhai, is arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wangjing bazar area.

• February 19: Four PLA militants, including two female cadres, and a Bangladeshi 'transborder courier' of the outfit, are arrested by the Border Security Force personnel from Beltoli area of East Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya along the India-Bangladesh border. Six cell phones, two Indian SIM cards, one Bangladeshi SIM card and INR 33,160 are recovered from their possession. They later confess that they wanted to surrender.

• February 17: Two PLA militants are arrested by the Border Security Force personnel from Shella of East Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. They are identified as Krishna Mohan from Thoubal District and Sushil alias Santi from Bishnupur District in Manipur.

• February 12: A suspected PLA cadre, Lisum Premjeet, is arrested by the Border Security Force personnel from Dawki of Jaintia Hills District in Meghalaya along India-Bangladesh border. Lisum belongs to Mauang area in Imphal, capital of the neighbouring State of Manipur. One cellular phone is recovered from his possession.

• February 4: Five militant groups, the UNLF, PLA, KYKL, PREPAK and KCP, jointly ‘award’ death sentence to two men, Ipham Amir Khan and Achom Romen Singh, for their alleged involvement in the January 22 rape and killing of a handicapped woman vendor, Achom Romen, at Moreh in the Chandel District.

• February 3: Three suspected cadres of the Manipur-based PLA, including a woman, are arrested by the Border Security (BSF) personnel while attempting to exfiltrate into Bangladesh through an area of the Beltoli Border Outpost (BOP) near Icchamati of East Khasi Hills District in Meghalya. They are identified as Mema and her son Vinod, residents of Imphal in Manipur, and Narayan Singh of Bangladesh’s Sunamganj District. Some documents are recovered from their possession. They reveal that Mema’s husband, Y. Babu Thambi, was imparting training to cadres at the PLA training camp in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The mother and son had left Manipur in the night of February 2 for Shillong and then went near the international border where Narayan Singh was waiting for them to guide them across the border to the PLA camp. The report adds that the BSF arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, one cadre each of the MULTA and NSCN-IM, 22 Indian nationals attempting to cross the border, besides seizing contraband items worth INR 44 million, fake Indian currency with face value of INR 70,450.

• January 29: The Assam Rifles personnel arrest a PLA militant, Puthem Khelen Singh, and a KYKL militant, Puthem Amuchou Singh alias Saratchandra, during a search operation at Andro Bazaar under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District.

• January 27: A suspected PLA hideout is neutralised by the Assam Rifles personnel in the general area of Andro Khunou. One cell phone, one SIM card, two blankets, two bed sheets, cooking utensils and clothing are recovered from the hideout.

• January 17: Assam Rifles personnel arrest a PLA militant, identified as Thingujam Shobha Singh (22), along the Thoubal-Waithou road in the Thoubal District. He is handed over to the Yairipok Police Station subsequently.

• January 13: A PLA cadre, Sagolsem Mohon Singh (60), is arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khabam Lamkhai on January 13. He was allegedly involved in extortion activities in the Imphal East District.

Three PLA cadres, Laishram London alias Ingoba (25), Wahengbam Chaoba Singh alias Sanjit (28) and Potsangbam Sanjeet Meitei alias Zat (31), are arrested from Kiyamgei area.

• January 10: Two suspected PLA cadres are shot dead by Thoubal District Police during an encounter near the Buffalo Farm junction at Kharungpat. While other militants manage to escape, three AK 56 rifles, five magazines, 40 live rounds of AK ammunition, two pressure bombs and one bag are recovered from the encounter site.

• January 4: An achievement report released by the Superintendent Police of Imphal West District, L. Kailun, states that 91 militants, including one PLA cadre, were shot dead and 343 others arrested by the District Police during counter-insurgency operations in 2008. The report says of the 343 arrested, 83 were detained under the National Security Act (NSA). 88 assorted weapons and 989 ammunitions were recovered from the arrested and slain militants, the report adds. In addition, the report further says INR 1, 95,280 were also recovered from these militants.

• January 3: A suspected PLA cadre is shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Army during an encounter in the Haraorou-Iroilok area. While other militants manage to escape, one AK-56 rifle, one magazine with seven live rounds of AK ammunition, eleven fired cases of AK ammunition, one misfired shell of lethod bomb and one fired case of lethod bomb are recovered from the encounter site.

2008

• December 25: Two PLA militants, Kshetrimayum Manihar Singh and Nongmaithem Raghumani Singh, are arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Kakching Moirangthem Leikai.

• December 21: The Thoubal District Police arrest a UNLF cadre, Tekcham Romenkanta Singh alias Ibochouba alias Malem alias Puya, during a search operation at Wangjing Tekcham Leikai. A booklet titled "Nungaiba Phongdokchaba" is recovered from his possession. Puya confesses during interrogation that he was earlier a trained PLA cadre and later joined the UNLF.

• December 17: The Imphal West District Police and the 12th Maratha Light Infantry arrest two PLA and one UNLF militants from Patsoi Kiyam area. While two PLA cadres are identified as Thangjam Samananda alias Dinesh and Sorokhaibam Inaoton alias Nojen alias Sanjit, the UNLF cadre is identified as Khongbantabam Lanboi alias Echen. The PLA cadres confess that they had joined the outfit in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The UNLF cadre, on the other hand, said that he had joined the outfit in January 2002.

• December 15: The Imphal West District Police arrest four PLA cadres from Singjamei bazaar. They are identified as Huiningsupham Bonthe alias Bogen, Sanjenbam Herojit alias Ibung, Chingabam Bisho Meitei and Nahakpam Loken alias Lokendro. A vehicle and three mobile handsets along with a SIM card are recovered from their possession.

• December 2: The PLA 'bans' the export of rice or paddy outside Manipur with effect from December 12, to stop the alleged growing of cash crop.

• November 15: Two militants, including a suspected PLA cadre, are shot dead by the Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter beyond the southern wall of Manipur University campus. The slain PLA cadre is identified as Thokchom Basanta alias Inao.

• November 7: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police and the Military Intelligence Unit of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command arrests eight suspected militants belonging to Manipur. They include PREPAK’s 'lieutenant' K. Kanta Singh and member of the outfit’s finance department Achom Jagat Singh, and PLA’s 'finance department member' M. Chittaranjan Singh. "Both the PREPAK members belong to its "Shanti" faction. They have recently rechristened their faction as the United People's Liberation of Kangleipak (UPLK) and Kanta Singh is one of its founder-members," STF sources say. Five other arrested cadres of the UPLK have been identified as Chirom Iboyaima Singh, L. C. Deben Singh, Soram Tomba Singh, Koijam Ibomcha Singh.

• November 4: A PLA cadre, identified as Kh. Samananda alias Pangkin, is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Wangjing Bazar under Yairipok police station in the Thoubal district.

• October 23: A PLA cadre, Khaidem Nanao Singh, is arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation in general area of New Longja. He is involved in drug trafficking and also in money transfer to the PLA camps in Myanmar.

• October 21 and 22: The PLA signs three 'joint resolutions' with the CPI-Maoist to carry on their respective 'struggle' in a two day long meeting held at 'council headquarters' of the PLA. The 'resolutions' are signed by Alok, 'political bureau member' of the CPI-Maoist, and S. Gunen, 'secretary general' of the PLA. "The so called Merger Agreement of Manipur with the Dominion of India was indeed illegal and unconstitutional," claim the two sides.

• October 20: A PLA cadre, Mohammed Naship Ali, is arrested by a team of the Imphal East district Police from Palace Compound. He confesses to have been involved in extortion from the general public, government officials and businessmen.

• October 12: A PLA militant, Mangal Singh, is arrested by the Army personnel from Shivtilla village under Pailapur police station in the Silchar area of Cachar district in Assam. Some incriminating documents are recovered from him.

• October 9: The PLA militants capture a person, Yumnam Chourjit, and later parade him at unspecified place in the Churachandpur district, for allegedly serving demand note of INR 35,000 and trying to extort a huge amount of money from one Nongmeikapam Inao Singh in the name of the outfit on September 23.

• September 29: Two PLA cadres, Manoranjan Sharma and Firoz Khan, are arrested by Assam Rifles personnel in the general area Ward No. 5.

• September 28: Two PLA cadres, Lairenllakpam Eleicha alias Kumar and Thongam Sarju alias Momo, are arrested by the Imphal East district police commandos from Khurai Lamlong areas.

• September 22: The Imphal West district police commandos arrest a PLA cadre, Lambamayum Shrikanta alias Boy alias Jiringanba, from his residence at Singjamei Wangma Kshetri Leikai.

• September 11: One PLA cadre, Takhelmayum Ingocha Singh, is arrested by the combined force of Imphal West district police commandos and troops of 115 battalion of the Border Security Force from his residence at Nongren Maning Leikai. Following his confession, another PLA cadre, Rungman Purnima alias Angba Maring, is arrested from Yairipok Maring village. Two more cadres of the same outfit are arrested from the Uripok Panchai Maning. They are identified as Ningonbam Birbai Singh alias Ingocha alias Ken and Laipubam Roshan Sharma alias Bhudon. They have joined the PLA in January 2006 and July 2006 respectively through one Paka Singh of Uripok Panchai Maning and both are asked to collect money from the employees of the state government offices. On the basis of their interrogation, police arrest three more cadres of the PLA, identified as Tourangbam Pari Singh alias Paka, Kabrabam Inaobi Singh alias Johnson and Sagolsem Bode Singh from Kangchup Chingkhong.

• September 9: The Imphal East district police commandos arrest three siblings of a family including a woman, identified as Champa Kangsa Banik, from Thangal bazar for being sympathisers of the KCP and PLA. Other members of the family arrested include Champa’s elder brother, Sunil Kangsa Banik, and her younger brother, Sujit Kangsa Banik. They are involved in the extortion of money from Waheng Leikai and Thangal bazar areas.

• September 8: One Assam Rifles personnel, Bikram Sharma, is killed in an ambush by the suspected PLA militants near the cemetery at Singngat in the Churachandpur district along the Guite road.

• August 27: The 'secretary in-charge division-V' of the PLA, identified as Huidrom Chinglemba alias Somorendro alias Jack, is shot dead by Assam Rifles during an encounter at Heingangkhong village in the Imphal East district. While the other militants managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol loaded with four live rounds, three empty cases and four live rounds of AK-47 ammunition are recovered from the encounter site.

• August 26: The Imphal East district police commandos arrest a PLA cadre, Kshetrimayum Nilakanta Singh alias Mangal, from Haokip Veng. One 9-mm pistol, one magazine and three live rounds of 9-mm ammunition are recovered from his possession.

• August 24: Assam Rifles arrested two over-ground workers of the PLA, identified as Angom Gojen Singh and his wife Anju Devi, from Tengnoupal. 10 blank Compact Discs, one mobile phone with SIM card and spare battery are recovered from their possession. The couple confessed that the courier was meant for PLA cadres at Tamu in Myanmar.
  
  One over-ground worker of the PLA, identified as Nongthonbam Premananda Singh, is arrested by the Thoubal district police from Wangbal village.

• August 20: A team of Imphal East district police and troops of 39 Assam Rifles arrests one PLA sympathiser, Oinam Romesh alias Ngouba alias Angouthoi, from his residence at Ishikha Khunou. Romesh has alleged links with various militant groups and has been supplying arms and ammunition to the banned outfits.

  One PLA cadre, Premanand alias Loya, is arrested by Assam Rifles personnel from Khurai under Lamlai police station.

• August 18: Assam Rifles personnel arrested two PLA and one PREPAK cadres during a counter-insurgency operation at Khongman. The two PLA cadres are identified as Wangkheimayum Thoi alias Banta and Kirankumar and the PREPAK cadre is identified as Aribam Surjit Sharma.

• August 9: One PLA militant, Heikrujam Ranjit Singh, is arrested by a combined team of Thoubal district police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel from his residence at Yairipok Top Chingtha Pukhri Achouba Mapal.

• July 11: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs proscribes five valley based outfits with its factions and frontal organizations under the sub-section 1, section 3 of the Unlalwful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). The groups are the PLA, and its political wing, the RPF, UNLF, PREPAK and its armed wing 'Red Army', KCP and its armed wing, also called as 'Red Army', KYKL and MPLF.

• June 29: The combined forces of Imphal East district police commandos and 32 Assam Rifles arrest a PLA cadre, Nongmeikapam Shanta alias Senapati alias Roger, 38, from his residence at Pebia Pandit Leikai.

• June 29: Two PLA cadres, Ningthoujam Leisemba alias Gobin and Gurumayum Ramesh Sharma, are arrested by Imphal East district police commandos from Bamon Leikai area.

• June 28: Two suspected militants, including a PLA cadre, Laishram Nanaocha alias Pamheiba, are shot dead by the Thoubal district police commandos at Ukhongsang Mayai Leikai under Yairipok police station. One 9-mm pistol and one Chinese made hand grenade are recovered from them.

• June 20 : One PLA cadre, Lourembam Ibomcha alias Lamyanba, is arrested by Imphal East district commandos from Kyamgei Mamang Leikai .

• June 19: The PLA alleges foul play in the entrance test for M. Phil course in the Political Science Department of Manipur University held on March 11.

• June 15 : One PLA cadre, Waikhong Oken Meitei, is arrested by Assam Rifles personnel in the Sekmai area under Yairipok police station of Thoubal district.

• June 16 : One PLA cadre, Khaidem Binjoy alias Khomei alias Khomdon alias Mamei alias Leirangton Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Sugnu area under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district.

• June 4: Army arrest a PLA cadre, Samananda alias Dinesh, under Patsoi police station in the Imphal West district.

• May 31: One PLA militant is arrested during a search operation in the Thoubal district.

• May 28: Troops of the 12 Maratha Li arrest a PLA cadre, Maipam Samchan, from Salam Makha Leikai under Patsoi police station in the Imphal West district.

• May 23: PLA militants killed a former cadre of the outfit, identified as Pte Ratan alias Thangjam Gypsan, at Kamu Ching under Yairipok police station in the Thoubal district. Lily Leima, 'assistant secretary of communication & publicity' of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), political wing of the outfit, said that Ratan deserted the outfit along with one AK-56 Rifle and one hand grenade on December 2, 2007. He reportedly joined the PLA in March 2007.

• May 21: Three persons, Brajabashimayum Aken, Aribam Dayamoi and Akoijam Geeta, who 'surrendered' before the PLA for allegedly selling betel and tobacco products, are paraded before the media persons.

• May 19: The PLA militants tonsured a woman, Sudha Tamang, who 'surrenders' before the outfit. She escaped from the captivity of the PLA after being captured by militants for allegedly selling betel.

• May 18 One PLA militant, Laishram Priyobrata alias Butameno, is arrested by Assam Rifles personnel at Chairel under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district.

• May 13: Two persons, Tongbram Bharat and Lokendro, 'surrender' before the PLA for allegedly trading in tobacco and other items 'banned' by the outfit. Lokendra has 'surrendered' before the outfit in place of his wife Irom Chonjon, who is accused by the outfit for the 'misdeed'. They are paraded before media persons at an unspecified place in the valley. The PLA spokesperson says they would be caned ten times for dealing in 'banned' items and their shops were shut down for six months. He warns another person, Leimaram Chaobi, of severe 'punishment' in case of her failure to 'surrender' at the earliest.

• April 29 : The PLA shuts down six shops for six months for allegedly selling tobacco products at Sangakpham Bazaar. A large quantity of tobacco products is also set ablaze by the militants.

• April 24: One private band party, which took part in the Thabal Chongba (traditional dance) programme held at Arapti Maning Leikai Pureiromba Laibung on April 13, ‘surrenders’ before the PLA. The outfit had asked the band to ‘surrender’ for having violated its diktats.

  SFs arrested a PLA cadre, Yumnam Ibotombi alias Noren, during a search operation in the area under Patsoi police station.

• April 23: PLA militants tonsured the heads of six women for allegedly selling tobacco products in the valley area. They were identified as Soraisam Roma Devi, Akoijam Maipak Devi, Lourembam Nungsitombi Devi, Koijam Inaobi Devi, Ningombam Baruni and Akoijam Jibanlata Devi. All of them belonge to Thoubal Wangmata Bazaar area. Militants also set ablaze tobacco products ‘seized’ earlier at different places of Thoubal Tata area on April 22. The PLA asks nine other women, identified as Okram Shanti Devi, Akoijam Bina Devi, Kakchingtabam Inaobi Devi, Akoijam Phajabi, Akoijam Purnimashi, Akoi-jam Indira, Akoijam Prema, Yanglem Aruna and Akoijam Chaoba Devi, to ‘surrender’ within five days.

• April 21: The PLA asks a person, Asheibam Pishak, to 'surrender' within five days before the outfit, for his alleged involvement in the rape of a minor girl.

• April 18: The owner of the light system, Konsam Ningthem, 'surrenders' before the PLA, at an unspecified place in the Imphal West district. His light system was engaged in Thabal Chongba (traditional dance) at Arapti Ebudhou Puleiromba Lampak on April 13.

• April 15: One PLA militant, Chongtham Gandhi Singh, is arrested from his residence at Khoyathong Polem Leikai in the Imphal West district. One mobile phone is recovered from him. He confessed that he was operating under another PLA militant, Akoijam Rajen alias Rajendro alias Shimray, and had threatened and extorted a huge sum of money from the Imphal business community.

• April 13: One PLA militant, identified as ‘ss cpl’ Sanahanba, is arrested by the SFs from Kaibi Makha Leikai.

• April 10: The PLA shuts down three shops in the Thangmeiband area for six months for allegedly selling tobacco products. A large quantity of tobacco products ‘seized’ from the shops are set ablaze and women owners of the three shops, Mongjam Ongbi Pramo, Ngangbam Ongbi Pakpi and Waikhom Ongbi Khomdonbi, are paraded before the media by militants in the Imphal East district.

• April 9: One woman, Khamnam Sundari Devi, ‘surrenders’ before the PLA for allegedly selling tobacco products in her shop inside the Manipur University campus. She is paraded before media persons by militants at an unspecified place in the valley area. The outfit stated that two women, Sundari and Manishang Devi, were found selling tobacco products in their shops inside the university campus. While the PLA asked both of them to ‘surrender’, only Sundari responded.

• April 6: The PLA militants capture four women, identified as Wahengbam Ibemcha Devi, Yumkhaibam Dalini Devi, Aribam Mimi Devi and Takhellambam Yumjangbi Devi, for allegedly selling tobacco products at Sawombung area in the Imphal East district. The outfit reportedly declared a closure of their shops located in the Sawombung area for a five month period.

• March 30: One PLA cadre, Khumbongmayum Sharat Singh alias Arun alias Likla, is arrested from Kangla in the Imphal East district.

• March 27: The Assam Rifles post at Biyang under Singhat police station in the Churachandpur district is attacked by the PLA cadres.

• March 14: Two PLA militants take away a motorcycle along with a cell phone from the gate of the residence of a youth hailing from Langthabal Lap. One PLA militant, identified as Arubam Deven alias Sanaton, was arrested during a search operation at Heibongpokpi Mayai Leikai by the commandos of Imphal West. Preliminary interrogation revealed that he joined the outfit in 1996 under one slain 'sergeant' Benon of PLA and was now working in the finance section under one Sunil of the PLA.

• March 11: One PLA militant, identified as Thangjam Hemo Singh, is arrested from an area near 2nd MR gate in Imphal. Preliminary interrogation disclosed that he admitted of extorting money from the local shopkeepers. The Army and Manipur Police arrested four militants of the PULF, PLA and KYKL during separate raids in the Imphal West district.

• March 3: Khupkam Khongsai alias Kamboi, driver of the bus which was earlier captured by the PLA militants for allegedly transporting 20 cases of foreign liquor from Moreh to Imphal on February 12, 'surrenders' before the outfit . Kamboi is paraded before media persons at an unspecified place in the Churachandpur district.

• February 27: One liquor trader, identified as Kiyam Brojen Singh, and his accomplice, Soibam Abung alias Birbal, are shot at and wounded by the PLA militants at Langol Tarung area under Lamphel police station in the Imphal West district, for their alleged involvement in the transportation of the merchandise.

• February 24: Addressing the '29th raising day' of the Revolutionary Peoples' Front (RPF), political wing of the PLA, its 'president' Irengbam Chaoren reiterates that the outfit would not sit for peace talks. He said, "The more than 30-year-long battle aims to win back the lost freedom of the Manipuris. India's army is killing the Manipuris. No Indian leader takes the issue of Manipur's freedom seriously. Under these circumstances, how can we enter into peace talks?"

• February 8: Security forces arrested one PLA cadre, identified as Maibam Arun alias Kumar Meitei, at Kwakeithel in the Imphal West district. February 1: PLA militants abducted a person, Oinam Kunje, and later paraded him before the media at an unspecified place in the Thoubal district.

• January 29: The PLA militants set ablaze a large quantity of tobacco products earlier 'confiscated' from Khumbong area on January 27. Six shops selling tobacco products are shut down and the outfit has also asked 10 other 'accused' persons to surrender within five days.

• January 28: One truck is set ablaze by the PLA militants. The militants reportedly captured the vehicle along with two persons for allegedly importing 'banned' beetle leaf at Sangakpham in the Imphal East district on January 22.

• January 23: One suspected PLA cadre is killed by the security forces when they neutralised a hideout near Salungpham under Yairipok police station in the Thoubal district.

• January 19: A youth is shot dead by suspected militants at Langmeithek under Yairipok police station in the Thoubal district. Police believe the youth might have been killed by militants for allegedly deserting a militant outfit. Another report identified the killed youth as Ingo of the PLA who deserted the outfit.

• January 16: Police arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Thangjam Bimolchand Singh alias Satish, from his residence at Pureiromba Nongpok Ingkhol.

  Several shopkeepers who were allegedly selling tobacco products are captured by the PLA militants. A large quantity of tobacco products and beetle leaf ‘seized’ from the shopkeepers are set ablaze at Keisamthong Irom Pukhri Mapal after being handed over to the local Meira Paibis (woman volunteers).

• January 15: Two persons, Sapam Pradip and Haobijam Singhajit, who had allegedly looted INR 13,100 from a family at Thanga Lawai on January 11-evening, ‘surrender’ before the PLA, who parade them before media persons in the Churachandpur district.

• January 14: PLA militants capture a couple, Loitingbam alias Ranjitta and L. Naresh Singh, and another person, Konthoujam Nilam Devi, for allegedly selling betel leaves and tobacco. They are paraded before journalists at an unspecified location in the Churachandpur district.

• January 7: Two tobacco transporters, Khwairakpam Ibo and Laimayum Manaobi alias Inaobi, who 'surrendered' before the PLA, are paraded before media persons at an unspecified place in the Imphal East district.

• January 6: PLA militants tonsured three women shop owners, identified as Nongmeikappam Lalita, Irengbam Pramo and Irengbam Lilly, for selling tobacco products and betel leaf at Irengbam Makha Leikai in the Bishnupur district.

• January 3: Three persons, identified as Ibemcha Devi, Thoudam Ibotombi and Laishram Ongbi Thoibi Devi, 'surrendered' before the PLA in connection with the December 31 'seizure' of 1500 tobacco cans from Kangpokpi.

• January 7: Two tobacco transporters, Khwairakpam Ibo and Laimayum Manaobi alias Inaobi, who 'surrendered' before the PLA, are paraded before media persons at an unspecified place in the Imphal East district.

• January 6: The PLA militants tonsure three women shop owners, identified as Nongmeikappam Lalita, Irengbam Pramo and Irengbam Lilly, for selling tobacco products and betel leaf at Irengbam Makha Leikai in the Bishnupur district.

• January 3: Three persons, identified as Ibemcha Devi, Thoudam Ibotombi and Laishram Ongbi Thoibi Devi, 'surrendered' before the PLA in connection with the December 31 'seizure' of 1500 tobacco cans from Kangpokpi.

2007

• December 31: PLA militants shot at and wounded a person, Yumnam Ibomcha, for his alleged involvement in the sale of tobacco products at Irom Pukhri Mapal. They also tonsured the head of a woman, Yumnam Ibomcha. Both Ibomcha and Purnimashi were produced before media persons in the Ukhrul district. One vehicle was also set ablaze by the same militants at Angom Lawai in the Imphal East district.

• December 29: The PLA militants shot at and wounded a person for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor in the capital Imphal.
  
  One person, Thounoujam Dhananjoy, is shot at and wounded by suspected PLA militants at Sekmaijin under Mayang Imphal police station.

• December 25: A consignment of canned beer, brought in from Myanmar, is 'seized' and later destroyed by the PLA militants at Samaram Laikon in the Thoubal district. The proscribed outfit has banned alcohol in the State since 1990.

• December 18: The Manipur Director General of Police Y. Joykumar denounces the PLA's statement accusing the security forces of triggering the December 16 bomb blast deliberately to cause civilian casualties even though the cadres of the outfit planted the improvised explosive device. He said the allegation was "nothing but to draw the sympathy of the people and cover up their fault."

• December 13: The PLA claims that its cadres, as part of their 'Operation Red Sun', attacked a combined group of security force personnel and KNA cadres causing several casualties at Lamlong in the Chandel district.

• December 12: One woman, Laitonjam Hemolata Devi, is captured and later paraded before the media by the PLA militants in the Imphal West district, for her alleged supply of betel leaf. The PLA states that restriction will be 'imposed' on her movement outside the house for three months. A PLA spokesman claimed that during the 'interrogation', Hemolata has informed that at least 13 persons are selling and consuming tobacco products. The spokesman added that they should 'surrender' to the outfit within three days and the shops should remain closed for three months. PLA militants set ablaze tobacco products 'seized' from four persons, Kangujam Sangeeta Devi , Ape Devi, Ningombam Sampha and Okram Thambou, who are also asked to 'surrender' within three days.

• December 8: Telegraph reports that the ‘ban’ imposed by the PLA on the import of betel leaves from south Assam to Manipur has affected the trade in the Cachar district of Assam. The members of Prayas, a civil society organisation working for the welfare of cultivators in south Assam, said the ban could affect the south Assam economy in the long run. The report added that people in Manipur have preference for the Bangla and Khasi varieties of betel leaf, grown abundantly in the hills and plains of the Cachar district in Assam.

• December 2: One PLA cadre, Thokchom Paul alias Sharma alias Ibungo, is arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Andro Bazaar in the Thoubal district.

• One inter-State passenger bus is set ablaze by suspected PLA militants at Koirou Lambi Nepram Leirak under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district. Police suspect that the incident has occurred in connection with the violation of a ‘ban’ imposed by the PLA on the import of mitha patta (betel leaves) in Manipur.

• November 26: One betel leaf seller, Pabankumar Gupta, is shot at and wounded and later paraded before the media by the PLA in the Imphal West district. Khomdram Lokeshwor Singh, the driver of a passenger bus, in which Gupta had brought the betel leaf from Dimapur in Nagaland, was also paraded before the media.

• November 23: Following a threat by the PLA, 14 proprietors of Compact Discs (CD) parlours ‘surrender’ CDs of Hindi and X-rated films to militants. Around 4000 surrendered CDs are set ablaze by the proprietors themselves at Takhel Leikai public ground in the Imphal East district.

• November 22: One tourist bus plying along the Imphal-Jiribam route is hijacked and later set ablaze by unidentified militants at Naran Konjil under Singjamei police station in the Imphal East district. The bus transporting betel leaves ‘banned’ by the PLA is owned by one Jallauddin.

• November 20: Two PLA militants are killed by Assam Rifles personnel at Waiton village under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district. Two 9-mm pistols and two magazines loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition are recovered from their possession.

• Two PLA militants are killed by Assam Rifles personnel at Waiton village under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district. Two 9-mm pistols and two magazines loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition are recovered from their possession.

• One PLA cadre, identified as Ibocha, is killed by the Manipur Police during an encounter at Waheng Khuman under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district. One of his accomplices, identified as Wangkheimayum Umakanta, is arrested from the encounter site. The encounter occurred after militants opened fire injuring one Assam Rifles personnel, Yumnam Bishorjit, who was being abducted by the militants.

• November 18: One PLA cadre, Maisnam Sundaram Singh, is arrested from his residence at Nambol Kong-kham Awang Leikai in the Imphal West district. He confesses that he joined the outfit in December 2004 through one Rozy Devi of PLA and he took work order for construction of Nambol L. Sanoi Girls’ Hostel under University Grants Commission programme as a part of collection of party fund under the command of Rozy Devi.

• November 6: PLA militants set ablaze a tourist bus at an unspecified place near Uran Chingkhong foothill under Irilbung police station in the Imphal East district. The vehicle is targeted since it was transporting betel leaves.

• November 4: Two PLA cadres, Ibochouba alias Sagar and Premjit Singh, are arrested during two separate search operations at Pachao and Lungkai Kamranga under Jiribam sub-division in the Imphal East district. They were involved in attempting to disrupt electricity supply in the areas and on two different occasions they had planted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on electric pylons near Lalpani and Chingdong Leikai. They succeeded in causing damage to one electric pylon at Ching-dong Leikai which resulted in disruption of the power supply and inconveniences to the local people on September 5.

• November 3: One Border Security Force post is attacked by suspected PLA militants who used automatic weapons and hurled lethod bombs on the troops at Tekcham in the Thoubal district. An encounter ensues the attack. An unexploded lethod bomb was recovered from the incident site and later defused.

• October 31: Three security force (SF) personnel are wounded when suspected PLA militants attack them at Tuiton Khongkhai under Saikot sub-division in the Churachandpur district.

• October 30: The PLA militants capture N. Raghu, driver of a vehicle, and later parade him before the media for his alleged involvement in the October 19 incident of giving away four cartons of beetle leaf to another person in the capital Imphal. One unnamed spokesperson for the outfit warns all inter-State vehicles against carrying beetle leaf and tobacco products in the future.

• October 29: One PLA militant, Vikram Singh, is arrested at Gothel under Moirang sub-division in the Bishnupur district.

• October 27: The PLA militants capture a female betel leaf seller, identified as Ch. Eliza Kim Aimol, and parade her before media persons at an unspecified place in the Imphal East district. They claim to have extracted two bags of betel leaf worth INR 15,600 from her possession.

• October 26: Tobacco traders set ablaze a huge quantity of tobacco products at Lamlong Bazaar in the Imphal East district, following the 'ban' declared by the PLA militants on betel leaf and tobacco products.

• October 25: The PLA militants 'seize' 25 bags of betel leaf, from a vehicle on the airport road in capital Imphal. The 'seized' betel leafs are later set ablaze by militants at unspecified place in the Imphal West district. The outfit also warns the Indian Airlines and other transport agencies against helping in bringing the betel leaf into the State in future.

• October 23: The PLA militants 'seize' one truckload of betel leaf worth INR 1.5 million from Imphal city and destroy the consignment in the Imphal West district. A spokesman for the outfit says henceforth it will punish anybody selling betel leaf and tobacco, without any warning. The outfit asks the owner of the seized consignment, identified only as Gupta, to surrender to its cadre. Meanwhile, traders of betel leaf go underground in the capital city following the killing of two traders, belonging to the State of Bihar, by PLA militants.
  
  One trader of betel leaf and tobacco products belonging to the State of Bihar, identified as Anil Sahu, is shot dead by PLA militants at Kakching Ningthou Leikai under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district.

• October 22: One trader of betel leaf and tobacco products belonging to the State of Bihar, Prashad Jha, is shot dead by PLA militants at Toupokpi in the Bishnupur district.

• October 15: PLA militants tonsure the heads of two women, Buya Ongbi Cheisam Ningol Gulejan alias Ibemma and Maibam Ongbi Yumnam Ningol Shila alias Angang-cha, and later parade them before the media for their alleged involvement in drug abuse and drug peddling in the Imphal West district. They were reportedly caught along with five grams of drugs by the Meira Paibis, an association of women, from Sekmaijin Thongam Leikai and later handed over to the PLA militants.
  
  The Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), a conglomeration of the PLA, the UNLF and the PREPAK, call for a general strike in protest against the alleged merger of Manipur with Indian Union on the same date in 1949. MPLF, the KLO and TPDF also jointly appeal to all the people and militant outfits in the Northeast region to unite.

• October 14: Three PLA militants, Jhokchan Ratan Singh, Sushil Ningthoujam and Alam Naba Chandra Singh, are arrested from a hotel at Shillong city in Meghalaya. They are later remanded to seven-day police custody. They are arrested while planning to exfiltrate to Bangladesh through Dawki in the Jaintia Hills district.

• October 7: Intelligence agencies have reportedly established a nexus between the PLA and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which is part of a wider plan of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to create trouble in entire India. The nexus was revealed by a LeT militant from Manipur, during his sustained interrogation by the security agencies. The militant, identified as Mohammed Sadeeq, was arrested in September 2007 by police from Dudu in the Udhampur district. Sadeeq, who had initially been working for the PLA was later assigned to the LeT outfit by PLA leadership along with four other militants, all of whom hailing from North East, were reported to be operating in the Kupwara district of the Kashmir valley. Sadeeq claims that the top PLA and LeT leadership was in frequent contact with each other through latest channel of communications including internet and mobile telephones. Commanders of the two outfits, if required, also meet in some selected areas of Uttar Pradesh, he reveals. According to him, no LeT militant either from Kashmir or from Pakistan has been deputed in North East so far mainly for the fear of their identification and language problem. Though similar was the problem for North East militants in Jammu and Kashmir too but some of them were deputed by the PLA to Kashmir with the assurance that they would operate in the upper reaches only. He stated that the PLA and LeT had come close to each other only in 2006 after receiving instructions from the ISI.

• October 6: The PLA outfit imposes a ban on the sale and import of mithapati mana (betel leaf) into Manipur.

• September 28: One PLA cadre, Mohammed Alauddin, was arrested during a search operation at Lamphel in the Imphal West district. He reportedly took training at Damai in Bangladesh.

• September 26: An exchange of fire occurs between security forces and suspected PLA militants at unspecified place between Leiramram and Heinoubok under Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district.

• September 26: One PLA cadre, Ningombam Naoba alias Sindu, is arrested during a search operation at Waikhong area under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district.

• September 24: One PLA cadre, Leishangthem Bimol alias Puwangba, is arrested during a search operation at Tengnoupal in the Chandel district. One 9-mm pistol with four live rounds is recovered from the incident site.

• September 16: Two PLA cadres, N Birjitkumar and Poanam Dhanabir Singh, are arrested from an unspecified location under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district.

• September 14: Two PLA militants, Yumlembam Shanta Singh and P. Ibochouba alias Lemba, are arrested from Waithou in the Thoubal district. One hand grenade, 20 rounds of AK ammunition and IED fabricating material are recovered from their possession.

• September 13: A PLA cadre, Wahengbam Kiran alias Chingkhonba, is arrested from Sangaithel area in the Imphal West district.

• September 2: One woman cadre of the PLA, Rita Devi, is arrested from Moiraba under Sekmai police station in the Imphal West district. One AK-47 rifle along with two magazines and 137 live rounds and some documents are recovered from her.

• August 26: Gunfight occurs between the Assam Rifles (AR) personnel and suspected PLA cadres at Oksu area in the Imphal East district. While no casualty is reported, AR personnel recover a 7.62-mm light machine gun with five rounds of ammunition, 16 rounds of Avtomat Kalashnikov ammunition, seven fired cases, two pairs of combat dress, two ammunition pouches and belt, cap and pouch from the incident site.

• August 24: Police arrested a PLA militant, identified as Mutum Anand Singh alias Raju alais Kishan, at Kwakeithel Akham Leikai in the Imphal West district. Two mobile phones and an identity card of Manipur University were recovered from his possession. Elsewhere in the same district, another PLA cadre, Oinam Kiran alias Nongthang, was arrested.

• August 23: SFs neutralised two transit camps of the PLA and PREPAK, at Tokpaching in the Thoubal district. A solar lamp along with a charger, battery and an inverter were recovered from the camps. The raid was conducted following the arrest of two PREPAK cadres, Angom Ibetombi alias Hemchandra and Ningthoujam Sanjok alias Inou, on August 22-evening.

• August 22: Security forces arrested a PLA cadre, Phanjoubam Nabachandra alias Romesh, and recovered a mobile handset, a digital camera, documents relating to the PLA and a motorcycle at Sega Road Konjeng Hazari Leikai in the Imphal West district.

  Police arrested a PLA cadre, Ningthoujam Yaima alias Pari Singh, at Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi area in the Imphal West district. Police also arrested a PREPAK cadre, Sagolsem Ibomcha alias Thawaileima, at Thoubal bus parking place in the Thoubal district.

• August 17: Manipur Police arrest 12 militants, including one PLA cadre, from the official residences of three Members of Legislative Assembly and a former legislator of the ruling Congress Party in the Babupara VIP Colony of capital Imphal.

• August 13: Troops of the Assam Rifles shot dead two unidentified PLA militants at Thangkhanphai village in the Churachandpur district. Two 9-mm pistols with six rounds and two Chinese-make hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site. Police personnel arrested two PLA cadres, identified as 'Pvt.' Noarem Nitin Kumar and 'Pvt.' Laishram Ingouba of Kakwa locality, from Singjamei area in the Imphal West District.

• July 25: Police personnel arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Bimol Singh, at Singjamei in the Imphal East district.

• July 23: Police personnel arrested a PLA cadre, Dharanjeet Singh, and recovered one 9-mm pistol with one magazine and six rounds of ammunition of 9-mm at Thamnapokpi area in the Bishnupur district.

• July 21: Police arrested a PLA cadre, identified as P. Sanatromba, from an unspecified location.

• July 19: Assam Rifle personnel arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Nanao Roman, from the Achangbigei area.

• July 15: Police arrested two PLA cadres, identified as ‘Cpl’ K. Bijel and ‘Lieutenant Cpl’ Rojen, from the Konjin Leikia and Yumnam Leikai areas of Imphal West district.

• July 14: Three suspected PLA cadres, identified as Thangjam Jatish alias Yaima, Ingudam Chaoba alias Luwang and Naorem Mukesh alias Leikaikanba, are killed in an encounter with the security forces at Bomdiyar area in the Imphal district.

• June 25: Police personnel arrested a PULF cadre, identified as Mohammed Kudarkhan, at Kshetri Awang Leikai in the Imphal East district along with one toy gun.

• June 23: During a counter-insurgency operation, Assam Rifles personnel shot dead a suspected PLA cadre, identified as Ali Saha, at Khonghampat in the Imphal West district and recovered a .32 revolver, one live round, one misfired round, and a motorcycle from the incident site.

• June 21: Troops arrested a PLA cadre, Nongmaithem Basanta Singh alias Kombi alias Achouba, at Chandel Bazaar in the Chandel district and recovered one 9-mm pistol with one magazine along with six rounds of ammunition and one motorcycle from his possession.

• May 27: Troops of the Maratha Light Infantry arrested a PLA cadre, identified as 'Lance Corporal' Thokchom Sanjoy Meitei alias Guni at Moidangpok Mayai Leikai.

• May 25: Security forces arrested a PLA cadre, Sagolsem Surendro, at Thouda Bhavok Leikai in the Imphal West district.

  In the same district, police arrested another PLA cadre, identified as Heishnam Mohori alias Loyalakpa, at Iram Siphai. Seven receipts of demand drafts amounting to INR 7, 80,500 and INR 2572 in cash are recovered from the incident site.

• May 24: Two PLA activists, identified as Meisnam Thoiba Singh alias Bobina alias Jit alias Bee and Khaidem Sadananda Singh alias Sailesh, are arrested by the police at Sagolband Nepra in the Imphal West district.

• May 21: Assam Rifles personnel arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Koijam Angangton alias Surjit Singh, at an unspecified place.

• May 15: Police personnel arrested a PLA cadre, Ngangom Imoba Singh alias Premanda alias Tangbi, at Kwakeithel Bazaar and recovered a cell phone along with INR 22,000 from his possession.

• May 13: Troops arrested two PLA cadres, identified as Oinam Premjit and Naorem Inaobi, at Leimapokpam Awang Leikai in the same district.

• May 10: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a PLA cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Tomba, at Khurkhul under Sekmai police station in the Thoubal district.

• May 6: Troops of Assam Rifles arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Thokchom Boby Meitei, from Naorem Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• May 6: One PLA cadre, Konthoujam Nanao alias Thembung, is arrested from his home at Konthoujam Mayai Leikai under Patsoi police station in the Imphal West district.

• May 2: Three militants and a linkman belonging to the PLA are arrested from a hideout at Fancy Bazaar. They were identified as Yumlembam Malam alias Ibotomba alias Keirangba, Yumlembam Bung alias Ratan alias Malem alias Malengbam, Nongmaithem Amuba alias Nelso, and Nongmaithem Norendra Sinha.

• April 30: Police arrested a PLA cadre, Irengbam Arunkumar alias Ibungo Singh, at Bamon Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• April 28: Troops arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Mongjam Abung Singh alias Chikeimba, from Lamboikhongnangkhong in the Imphal West district.

• April 23: One PLA cadre, identified as Nongthom- bam Ibomcha Singh, is arrested at Pourabi Mayai Leikai in the Imphal East district.

• April 19: Troops arrested one PLA cadre, identified as Chirom Parsad Singh alias Ningthousana, from Khumbong area in the Imphal West district. Following information provided by him, another PLA cadre, Shansham Angouba alais Inglemba alais Maingou, was arrested from Kyamgei area in the Imphal East district.

• April 17: SF personnel arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Thocho, from Chingmang Leimakhong in the Imphal East district.

• April 12: Troops of Maratha Light Infantry arrested one PLA cadre, identified as Chingambam Jeeban Singh, from Konthoujam Mamang Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• April 6: Police arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Konjengbam Thoiba, and recovered one 9-mm pistol, two live rounds and nine rocket propelled bombs from Sana Keithel in the Imphal West district.

• April 4: Police arrested two PLA cadres, Sagolsem Rocky alias Chingkhei and Chingakham Mohan alias Nongyan, from Lamboikhongnangkhong in the Imphal West district.

• March 13: A civilian, identified as Mayengbam Bungthoi, who killed a child, Laishram Chinglenkhomba, for a pair of gold earrings, is abducted and subsequently shot dead by the PLA at Lilong Chajing in the Thoubal district.

• March 12: Security forces killed a youth, identified as Maibam Anand alias Ibomcha, suspected to be a PLA militant, at Waothou Chingjin in the Chandel district.

• February 23: A PLA militant, Laishram Angou, was arrested from his residence at Mayang Imphal Bazaar in the Imphal West district. A PLA sympathizer, Nongthombam Nanao alias Bikram, was also arrested from his residence at Sekmaijin Thongam Leikai in the same district.

• February 17: A PLA militant, Maibam Sama-chand Singh, was arrested from Tharoijam under Patsoi police station in the Imphal West district. One scooter was recovered from him.

• February 8: Two suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) militants were shot dead by security force (SF) personnel during a counter insurgency operation at Lamlai Bazaar in the Imphal East district. One AK 56 Rifle was recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

• February 2: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and two others injured in an ambush by suspected PLA militants at Heirok Part-II in the Thoubal district. Police sources said that the militants opened fire as soon as the BSF personnel approached a local playground. This is the first strike by militants on security forces in the Valley area on the eve of Assembly elections.

• January 22: Two PLA militants, Konsam Ibeyaima alias Jamini alias Monita Chanu and Khunumayum Tombi alias Gambhini Chanu, were arrested by SFs during a search operation at Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri Mapal in the Imphal East district. Another PLA militant, Soraisam Lashitombi alias Bedya Chanu, was arrested during a separate search operation at Thoubal Ningombam Mayai Leikai in the same district.

• January 15: SF personnel arrested a PLA militant, Th. Hemanta, during a search operation at Awang Leikinthabi in the Imphal West district.

  SFs, during a separate search operation, arrested a PLA militant, Boynao Singh, at Phoilen village in the Churachandpur district.

• January 7: Security force (SF) personnel arrest a People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Khundongbam Rameshore alias Pishak, along with two sympathizers, Kangujam Devananda and Khumukcham Ritubi, during search operations in the Thongju and Ningom Thongjao areas of Imphal West district. A file detailing the outfits' expenditure, cadre strength, fake identity card and a mobile phone were recovered from their possession.

2006

• December 31: Security force personnel arrests two People's Liberation Army (PLA) militants, identified as L. Hemojit Singh alias Sena and T.Jacky Singh alias Arun, during a search operation at Wanjing Khunou in the Thoubal district. Three live rounds of 9 mm and two rounds of an unknown calibre were recovered from their possession.

• December 27: Two suspected PLA militants, Yaiphaba and Dinokumar, are killed when an Improvised Explosive Device they were handling exploded accidentally at Umathel Kakching Khunou Lamkhai under Waikhong police station in the Thoubal district. One damaged mobile handset and some wires were recovered from their possession.

• December 15: PLA militants shot dead two civilians, Mohammed Ahamad Ali and Amirjan, at an unspecified place in the Thoubal district. In a statement issued by the communication and publicity in-charge of the outfit, N Wangba, the duo were awarded 'capital punishment' for being informers of the security forces.

• December 12: A suspected PLA militant is shot dead by security force (SF) personnel during a counter-insurgency operation at Arong Nongmaikhong in the Imphal West district. One M-20 pistol and two live rounds were recovered from the slain militant.

• December 9: An encounter between SF personnel and suspected PLA cadres occurred at Nongpok Keithelmanbi under Yairipok police station in the Imphal West district. However, there was no casualty.

• November 30: Suspected People's Liberation Army militants attacked security force personnel who retaliated at Kumbi Setapur under Kumbi police station in the Bishnupur district. However, no casualties are reported.
  
  A PLA cadre, Sanasam Angouba alias Inglemba alias Ingocha alias Tiken, is arrested from Lilong Arapti area in the Imphal East district.

• November 20: At least six Central Reserve Police Force personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, are injured when militants ambushed their convoy at Nambol Sabal Leikai in the Bishnupur district. The militants reportedly escaped after the ambush. In a subsequent search operation, several empty cases and a bomb were recovered from a vehicle abandoned by the militants. The PLA claimed responsibility for the ambush.

• November 7: Police arrested two 'Corporals' of the PLA, Konsam Iboyaima alias Jamini and Yumlembam Bungo alias Malemnganba, during a search operation at Bishnupur and Nachou in the Bishnupur district.

• November 1: A PLA cadre, identified as a 'sergeant major' Khingba, was shot dead by security force personnel in a counter-insurgency operation at Kakching Khunou under Waikhong police station in the Thoubal district. Another cadre of the outfit, Leimapokpam Gautam, was arrested. A 9 mm pistol along with a magazine having four live rounds of ammunition was also recovered from the possession of the militants.

• October 27: One PLA cadre, Thoudam Inao Singh alias Dinesh, was arrested from Sekmaijin under Mayang Imphal Police Station.

• October 22: A People's Liberation Army cadre, Chongtham Naocha alias Ratan, was arrested at Kiyam under Patsoi police station in the Imphal West district.
  
  The PLA captures three persons, Miabam Sanjay alias Naobi, Angom Sureh alias Nongbal and Heiningsungbam Amitkumar, for their involvement in the extortion under the guise of the cadres' outfit. They were later paraded before the media at an unspecified place in the Bishnupur district.

• October 21: A PLA cadre, Inao Singh alias Sana, is arrested by SF personnel during a search operation at Khurkhul under Sekmai police station in the Imphal West district.

• October 15: One PLA militant, 'corporal' Khongbrai-latpam Govin Sharma alias Washington, is arrested from Samaram in the Thoubal district.

• October 11: A PLA cadre is arrested by security force personnel in a search operation from Imphal city.

• August 20: Manipur Police arrest a PLA cadre, Angomjambam Lokhon Meitei alias Amarjit, during a search operation at Lairenkabi Mamang Leikai in the Imphal East district.

• August 11: Two PLA cadres, Loitongbam Sunil alais Abungo and Bogen, are killed during an encounter with a team of Manipur Police at Takhel Mamang Leikai under Lamlai police station jurisdiction in the Imphal East district.

• July 30: PLA kill one of its former colleagues, Kangabam Romio alias Bobby, at Okram Chuthek under Irilbung police station limits in the Imphal East district.

• July 27: A PLA cadre, Thoudam Khambaton alias Umakanta Singh, is arrested from Khurai Thoudam Leikai in the Imphal East district.

• July 22: A nine-year-old boy, Haobijam Surjakanta, is killed in crossfire between PLA and a team of Manipur Police personnel at Wangjing in the Thoubal district.

• July 21: Manipur Police arrests a PLA cadre, Maibam Anand alias Ibomcha, from Ukgongshang Mayai Leikai in the Thoubal district.

• July 19: A PLA cadre, Kangbam Naoba alias Sadat, is arrested from New Bazaar in the Churachandpur town.

• July 15: SFs arrest two PLA cadres from Lungbam Awang Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• July 14: Assam Rifles kill a PLA cadre at Thiyam village under Irilbung police station limits in the Imphal East district.

• July 13: Manipur Police arrests a PLA cadre, Moirangthem leo alias Ibomcha, from Khurai Thoidingjam Leikai in the Imphal East district.

• July 12: A PLA cadre, Mohendro Singh, is arrested from Keithelmanbi Bazar in the Imphal East district.

• July 12: SFs arrest three PLA cadres, Elangbam Lokendro Singh, Mayengbam Mangal and Huirongbam Ingocha Singh, from North AOC area of Imphal city.

• July 10: SF personnel arrest a PLA cadre, Athokpam Kangla alias Sumi Meitei, from the New Bazaar area of Churachandpur town.

• July 9: SFs arrest a PLA cadre, Sukham Khing Singh, during a search operation at Kakching Khunou in the Thoubal district.

• July 2: SFs arrest a PLA cadre, Kh. Sangilcharan, from a spot under Kakwa police station limits in the Imphal West district.

• June 28: PLA cadres kill a civilian, Takhellambam Menaka, at Wangoo Lupa Marup in the Thoubal district.

• June 28: The dead body of a police personnel, Nongthombam Kumar, who was abducted by PLA from the Imphal area on March 16, is recovered from Heingangching under Heingang police station limits in the Imphal East district.

• June 24: One PLA cadre, Joy, is arrested from Moirangpurel in the Imphal city.

• June 21: A PLA cadre, R.K. Sanayaima, is arrested from Thiyam under Nambol police station limits in the Bishnupur district.

• June 19: Two PLA militants are killed in an encounter with the SFs at Samurou Maning Leikai under Wangoi police station limits in the Imphal West district. Another PLA cadre, Nabakumar, is arrested from Iroishemba Chingol near Imphal city.

• June 14: Three PLA militants are killed and four others wounded in an ambush laid by the SFs at Wakshu under Tengnoupal police station limits in the Chandel district. Three AK-47 rifles along with a huge cache of ammunition and incriminating documents are recovered from the incident site.

• June 11: A PLA cadre, Athokpam Ngub alias Nanda is arrested from Athokpam in the Thoubal district.

• June 10: A PLA cadre, Naobi is arrested from Nungoi in the Imphal West district along with 14 rounds of AK rifle.

• June 9: One PLA cadre, SS lance corporal Jotin Kumar, is killed in an encounter with the security force personnel at Lamlong under Tengnoupal police station limits in the Chandel district. One 9mm pistol, and a Kenwood radio set are recovered from the slain cadre.

• June 7: A PLA cadre, Yaima Singh alias Megha is arrested from Khekman in the Thoubal district.

• June 1: A PLA cadre, Hakujam Nanaw, is arrested from Marignthel under Tengnoupal police station limits in the Chandel district.

• May 22: A security force personal and a PLA cadre are wounded in an exchange of fire at Yongkhul under Tengnoupal police station limits in the Chandel district.

• May 20: A PLA cadre, Lieutenant Feroz Ahmed is killed in an encounter with the SFs on the Mantripukhri-Ahallup road under Heingang police station limits in the Imphal East district. One 9mm pistol is recovered from the incident site.
  
  Two PLA cadres, Manglen Singh alias Kaka and Lemba Singh alias Ranjit are arrested from Yaingbi under Mayang Imphal police station limits in the Imphal West district.

• April 29: SFs kill Nongmeikapam Punshiba, a senior leader of the PLA, at Laphupat Tera of Imphal West district. A 9mm pistol with five rounds of ammunition is recovered from the killed militant.

  A PLA cadre, Punshiba alias Makak, is arrested from the Pulem Pat area along with one 9 mm pistol and a magazine containing 10 live rounds.

• April 27: A PLA cadre, Longjambore alias Sanathoiba, is arrested along with one 9mm Chinese pistol from the Chandel town.
  

• April 22: A PLA cadre is arrested from Salam village in the Imphal West district.
  
  Another PLA cadre is arrested along with one M-20 pistol and three live rounds of M-20 ammunition from the DM College Campus in Imphal city.

• April 20. A PLA cadre, Lt. Th. Inaoton alias Chinglen, is arrested from Phaknung in the Imphal East district.

• April 14: A PLA cadre, Ph. Premananda Sharma alias Ibungosana, is killed in an encounter with the security forces at Lupa Marup under Sugnu police station limits in the Thoubal district. One .9 mm pistol along with four live rounds is recovered from his possession.

• April 13: A PLA militant is killed in an exchange of fire between the troops of 33 Assam Rifles and the outfit’s cadres at Kakching Khunou under Waikhong police station limits in the Thoubal district. One M-20 pistol and six live rounds of AK-47 ammunition are recovered from the site of the encounter.

• April 10 : People of Keinou area in the Bishnupur district capture two persons, Mohammed Hasan alias Tomba and Mohammed Azad Khan, while they are extorting money in the guise of PLA cadres and hand them over to police personnel.
  
  Two PLA cadres, 'SS L/Cpl' Kh Robinchandra Singh alias Krishna and 'SS Pvt' T Brogen Singh, are arrested during separate search operations from Lamsang Awang Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• April 6: Two persons, Mohammed Fazul Haque and Mohammed Munik, are killed and two others, including a woman, are wounded by suspected PLA cadres at Pangong Makhong Chingthak under Porompat police station in the Imphal East district.

• April 5: A PLA cadre, 'sergeant major' Baari alias Mayengbam Imbakgcha Singh, is arrested at Arapati Maning Leikai under Lilong police station in the Thoubal district.

• April 3: Two militants, including a PLA cadre, are killed by security force personnel in an encounter at Saiton Khunou under Moirang police station in the Bishnupur district. Police sources said that one M-20 pistol with two live rounds, two hand grenades, and two live rounds of AK-47 ammunition are recovered from the encounter site. However, two militants, including another PLA cadre, managed to escape from the incident site.

• March 29: A PLA cadre, Mohammed Boy, was found dead at his residence in the Sora Langthabal area of Thoubal district. A 9 mm pistol is recovered from the incident site. The exact cause for his death is yet to be ascertained since unconfirmed reports mention that he may have committed suicide.

• March 29: A person, Akham Satischandra, is caught while extorting money from an educational institution posing as a cadre of the RPF, political wing of the PLA, and is later paraded before the media by volunteers of the All Manipur Students' Union at a place in the Imphal East district. A pistol is recovered from his possession.

• March 27: A former militant, Konjengbam Abung alias Gulapi Singh, is shot dead by four unidentified militants at Phumlou Leikai under Lamshang police station in the Imphal West district. The slain person was a PLA cadre and later joined the KCP before giving up arms and eschewing violence.

• March 21: A PLA cadre, Kanta alias Manjana, is arrested by the Thoubal district police from Heirok. 200 grams of IED material, one detonator, three live rounds of 7.62mm and gun powder are recovered from the arrested PLA cadre who was allegedly involved in the March 13-ambush on slain police inspector N. Lokhon Singh and firing on the BSF post at Heirok.

• March 21: Three PLA cadres, Keisham Binakumar alias Joykumar, his wife Keisham Rina Devi, and Huidrom Bijen alias Naoba, are arrested during a search operation at Ngaikhong. Another PLA cadre jumps into the river and is drowned while being chased by the troops at Arong Nongmaikhong in the Imphal West district.

• March 21: According to the 2005 Annual Report of the Manipur Police, 23 militants, including four PLA cadres, surrendered during the year.

• March 16: The residence of a CPI Legislator, Dr. M Nara, is attacked by suspected PLA cadres at Thoubal Tentha.

• March 13: Nine cadres of six militant outfits, including two PLA cadres, surrender along with a large cache of arms and ammunition before the Commander of 3 Corps, Lt. Gen. Z.U. Shah, at the Head Quarters of Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South) at Mantripukhri in the Imphal city. The surrendered PLA cadres deposit one AK 47 rifle, one hand grenade, RS Kenwwod, one 9 mm pistol and a huge amount of ammunition.

• March 11: Four unidentified PLA cadres and a woman, Maikham Singlai, are killed and a two-year old child is wounded in an encounter between the SF personnel and militants near Chingkhan Yonyer village under Tengnoupal police station in the Chandel district. Three AK-47 rifles and one AK-LMG are recovered from the slain militants.

• February 24: A PLA cadre, identified as M. Joykumar alias Kangleipak, is shot dead by security force personnel in an encounter at Katang village under Tousem sub-division in the Tamenglong district.

• February 23: Troops neutralise a PLA hideout and kill a cadre of the outfit, N Kangleipak Meitei, at Katyang village under Tousem sub-division in the Tamenglong district. An AK-47 rifle, an automatic grenade launcher with 17 live grenades, a SLR, an US carbine, four 12 bore rifles, two radio sets, a radio set interceptor, generator set, 12 rifle magazines along with incriminating documents, large number of uniforms of the outfit and large quantity of ration and medicines are recovered from the hideout.

• February 20: PLA ‘arrests’ a person, Moi-rangthem Sanjoy Meitei, from the Imphal East district for his alleged involvement in the collection of a huge amount of money from the people on the promise of providing them contract works on behalf of the outfit.

• February 20: Four police personnel are killed by the PLA at Thoubal Bazaar and in the retaliatory firing, one militant is killed. However, two others manage to escape from the incident site. One 9mm pistol and two hand grenades are recovered from the incident site.

• February 7: Two PLA cadres, identified as ‘Pvt’ Lohim alias James and ‘Pvt’ Logjemba, are killed by the SFs in an encounter at a place along Ngarian hillock road under Irilbung police station in the Imphal East district. One 9 mm pistol and ten rounds of ammunition are recovered from the incident site.

• January 28: A PLA cadre, Laiphrakpam Boy alias Boynao, is arrested during a search operation at Moirangkampu Makha Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• January 26: Chingkai village headman, Kamkhohe alias Kampu, is arrested from the Lamphel area of Imphal West district in connection with the murder of Inspector General of Police (Intelligence), T. Thangthuam, by the PLA on December 31, 2005.

• January 25: Two PLA ‘bomb experts’, Nandeibam Nandakishore alias Bung and Maibam Dhamendra Singh, are arrested by the Imphal West district police from Imphal Palace Gate.

• January 23: Four suspected PLA cadres are killed in an encounter with the security forces (SFs) at Sandankhong in the Bishnupur district. Apart from a vehicle, one motorcycle, three AK 47 rifles, one lethod bomb, three magazines, 24 bullets and six bombs were recovered from the incident site.

• January 15: The PLA ‘arrests’ four persons, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Thoudam Naba-chandra, Sahomburg Moirangthem Ibungo, the lecturer of Education Department of Biramangol College, Meisnam Lokendro and Khangenbam Sanahal, for allegedly collecting Rupees Two lakhs from people in different places of the Churachandpur district on behalf of the outfit.

• January 14: A PLA cadre, M. Basanta alias Koba, reportedly an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) specialist, is arrested from the Koirou village under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district.

• January 14: Two SF personnel, Ananda Mani and Sukadev Singh, and one unidentified PLA cadre are killed during search operations at the Khoibu Maring village in the Chandel district.

• January 8: A suspected PLA cadre is shot dead in an encounter with the police inside the DM College campus at Thangmeiband in the Imphal West district. Three of his accomplices, however, manage to escape. A 9 mm pistol with three live rounds, and a Kinetic Activa-brand scooter are recovered from the incident site.

• January 4: Two PLA cadres, Salam Premjit alias Naoton and I. Rome, are arrested during separate search operations from Moirangpurel Khunou Makha Leikai in the Imphal East district and from Sapam Leikai in the Thoubal district respectively. Four AK-47 rifles are recovered from the latter.

• January 4: An unidentified PLA cadre is arrested in a search operation, subsequent to a militant ambush on the Thoubal district police personnel, at Nongbram under Yairipok police station.

2005

• December 31: The Manipur Inspector General of Police (Intelligence), Tunglut Thangthaum, is killed along with a Constable and two police personnel are injured in a suspected PLA ambush at Oinam area in the Bishnupur district.

• December 4: Three PLA cadres, including a woman, are arrested from the Thoubal district. About 300 blank permits are reportedly recovered from the woman.

• November 26: Police commandos of Imphal West district arrest a PLA cadre, Maibam Bor Singh, from the Awang Sekmai Koujeng Leima area.

• November 3: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) extends the ban on four militant outfits, including the PLA operating in Manipur, for two years. Addressing the press after a CCS meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi, the Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the Union Government has decided to extend the ban on UNLF, PLA, KCP and KYKL. He also informs that the ban is extended as the outfits still continue to indulge in unlawful activities in India’s North East.

• November 1: A civilian, Nandeibam Navy alias Ratan, is shot at and wounded by PLA cadres somewhere in the Imphal East district. The victim is shot for allegedly ‘extorting money’ from Kongba Makha Chongbi bazaar in the name of the outfit.

• October 19: The Chandel district police arrests three PLA cadres, Khuraijam Manao alias Nilamani, Nongthongbam Abung alias Tisan and Khudam Shyam, from Japhou Bazaar.

• October 13: A combined team of Bishnupur police commandos and Gorkha Rifles arrests two militants belonging to the PLA and PREPAK from Thanga Chingning. While the PLA cadre has been identified as Tongbram Babuchand Meitei from Chandrapur Merabam Leirak, the PREPAK cadre is identified as Ningthoujam Nabachandra alias Deven from Keibul Heikha Leikai.

• October 11: Two militants, one each belonging to the UNLF and PLA, are killed in an internecine clash at Kam Ranga village under Jiribam police station in the Imphal West district. While the police have recovered the body of UNLF cadre, identified as Ningombam Sanathoi alias Umbilen, PLA cadres have managed to take away the body of their slain colleague.

• October 10: The Imphal West district police arrests a PLA cadre, Moirangthem Rameshwor alias Maninganba Singh, from Keishampat Churchandpur bus parking on Tidim road.

• October 10: SF personnel kill a PLA cadre in a counter insurgency operation at Chassad in the Ukhrul district on. An AK-47 rifle, three magazines, one hand grenade and one radio set are recovered from his possession.

• October 8: Three PLA cadres are killed in an encounter with the SFs at Thanga Tangkhul village under Kamjong Chasad sub-division in the Ukhrul district. Three AK-47 rifles, one M-16 rifle, nine magazines, one radio set, three hand grenades and a huge quantity of ammunition are recovered from the incident site.

• October 3: A PLA cadre, belonging to the ‘finance department’ of the outfit, identified as Thangjam Romesh, is arrested from Lamding Ngam Leikai in the Thoubal district.

• September30: Two PLA cadres, identified as Thokchom Bungcha and Oinam Kunjabi, are arrested from Moirang Thana Leikai area and Chandapur bus stand in the Bishnupur district.

• September 26: Troops of the 33 Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the police arrest a PLA cadre, Sanajit alias Sana, from New Chakan bazaar. A scooter, a typewriter, two sets of WLL telephones, 9 mm rounds, one kilogram of gelatin, Rupees 20,000 and incriminating documents are recovered from him.

• September 25: A hardcore PLA cadre, Th. Sana alias Max, is arrested from by a combined team of Thoubal district commandos and 33 Assam Rifles personnel from Kakching Chumnak Leikai under Kakching police station. Currency worth Rupees 20,000, twenty half kilogram packs of gelatin, one typewriter, two live rounds of 9 mm pistol, two sets of WLL telephone and one scooter are recovered from his possession.

• September 21: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are killed in a PLA ambush at Kumbi Khodrak road in the Bishnupur district.

• September 19: One SF personnel is killed in a PLA triggered IED explosion near Jiribam in the Imphal East district.

• September 16: A PLA cadre, Boby of Keibul Sangram, is arrested during a search operation at an unspecified place in the Bishnupur district.

• September 13: PLA releases the Manipur Students’ Union leader, Kh. Ashok Kumar, after a week in captivity. He is handed over to his family members in the presence of some mediators at an undisclosed location.

• September 11: Six PLA cadres are arrested during a search operation in front of the Bishnupur police station. The arrested militants are identified as Ahongshangbam Chittaranjan, Longjam Thakur alias Romesh, Mutum Ngongo alias NG, Aribam Sanatomba Luwang alias Tomboy, Oinam Sunil alias Nanao, Yumnam Robert alias Bobo alias Malemnganba alias Meiraba.

• September10: The Imphal West district police arrest four PLA cadres, Sorokhaibam Premchand Singh, Soibam Lalngam Meitei, Mohammed Jane Khan and Ningombam Bibhas Singh, from Lalambung Makhong.

• September 10: Three PLA cadres are arrested from Uripok area in the capital Imphal. Two of the arrested are directly involved in the September 6-abduction of Manipur University Students’ Union president, Ashok Kumar Singh.

• September 6: Unidentified militants, who claim to be members of the RPF, political wing of the PLA, assault and later abduct the president of the Manipur University Students’ Union, Ashok Kumar Singh.
  
  PLA cadres trigger an explosion targeting a road opening party of the BSF near Laikoi Ching under Lamlai Police Station in the Chandel district. No casualty is reported in the incident.
  

• September 3: A suspected PLA cadre, Oinam Naoba alias Nanao, is arrested near Machu Cinema hall in the Imphal West district. A demand letter of the outfit is recovered from him.

• August 27: A PLA cadre, R. K. Meiraba alias Romeo, is killed in a counter insurgency operation at Sekmaijin in the Thoubal district.

• August 14: A PLA cadre, R. K. Kanta alias Ibungo, is arrested at Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• July 31: A PLA cadre, Okram Tomba, is arrested in a search operation at Ningthoukhong in the Bishnupur district.

• July 28: The Imphal East district police arrests a PLA cadre, Loitongbam Bikram Singh, from Singjamei Oinam Thingel locality during a search operation.

• July 27: Three PLA cadres along with a UNLF cadre are arrested during search operations at Kakching Khunou and its surrounding area in the Thoubal district. One 9 mm pistol and three live rounds of ammunition and incriminating documents are recovered from their possession.

• July 26: A PLA cadre, Thingujam Jiten alias Vinod, is arrested from Waikhong Bazar Maning Leikai in the Thoubal district.

• July 15: A suspected PLA cadre, Nanao, is arrested during a raid at Yairipok Keithelmanbi Maning Leikai locality in the Thoubal district.

• July 11: The RPF, political wing of PLA, claims responsibility for the July 10 bomb attack on the Assam Rifles patrol at Waithou in the Thoubal district. The outfit’s 'communication and publicity assistant secretary' Lily Leima says that PLA cadres have returned to their hideout safely after the incident.

• July 10: Three SF personnel are killed and seven persons, including two civilians, are wounded in a PLA triggered bomb explosion and subsequent ambush on a SF patrol at Waithou Area in the Thoubal district.

• July 10: A former PLA cadre, Aheibam Herojit, missing from his residence reportedly since July 7, is killed by unidentified militants at Nungchappi in the Imphal East district.

• July 6: The Imphal West police arrests a PLA 'corporal', identified as Khundrakpam Shanta alias Paikhomba of Heirok part-II,from the RIMS main gate.

• June 30: Five SF personnel and four suspected PLA cadres are killed and three others injured in an encounter at Thangjng Ching in the Churachandpur district. Four AK-47 rifles, one lethode launcher, one pistol, one radio set, one grenade and incriminating documents are recovered from the incident site.

• May 29: A PLA cadre, Dolendro Singh, is arrested along with some incriminating documents at Sawombung area under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district.

• May 26: A trader is killed by suspected PLA cadres at Ningthoukhong Bazaar in the Bishnupur district.

• May 25: A civilian, Arun Thakur, is shot at and wounded by unidentified militants at Uripok locality of the capital Imphal. The victim had reportedly defied the ‘ban’ on using tobacco products ‘imposed’ by the PLA and KCP.

• May 22: Two PLA cadres, Ramesh Hijam and Tomba Meitei, are arrested at Kamengsabal under Lamsang police station in the Imphal West district.

• May 13: The Imphal West district police arrests a PLA cadre, Sorokhaibam Iboton Singh, from the Lamshang Bazaar area.

• May 12: The Imphal East district police arrests a PLA cadre, Mutum Sanathoi, from the Kongba area.

• May 11: A PLA ‘sergeant’, Nongthombam Ingo, is arrested from the Khurai Sajor Leikai Babu Hotel area of the Imphal East district. One Sub Machine Carbine and one magazine along with six live rounds of 9mm ammunition are recovered from his possession.

• May 9: The Imphal East district police arrests a PLA cadre, Yaikhom Rohen, from Phaknung village.

• April 15: A PLA cadre is arrested from Heitup Pokpi Heirok part-I locality in the Thoubal district.

• April 5: A civilian and one police personnel are injured in an exchange of fire between the SFs and suspected PLA cadres at Baruni Chingkhong under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district. Meanwhile, two cadres of the outfit are arrested from Khuga Tampak area in Churachandpur district. One AK-47 rifle along with five live rounds of ammunition is recovered from their possession.

• March 24: A t least six women cadres of the PLA are arrested during two separate raids carried out in the Bishnupur district.

• March 4: A PLA cadre is arrested during search operations at Wahengbam Leikai area in the Bishnupur district.

• January 31: The Imphal West District police arrests a PLA cadre, Moirangthem Romesh Singh, from the Yaiskul area.

• January 25: A ‘town commander’ of the PLA, Mahendro Singh alias John, is arrested along with some live ammunition from Churachandpur town.

• January 20: The Thoubal district police commandos arrests a ‘second lieutenant’ of the PLA, Nonthombam Sudeshkumar, along with his wife during a raid at Khoidum Pat, and SF personnel arrest two other PLA cadres, Boycha and Romeo, during a separate raid at Sagolmang in the Imphal East district. One Chinese made pistol, one magazine and a few rounds of ammunition were recovered from their possession.

• January 16: A PLA hideout is neutralized at Theogtang Zoukanou in the Churachandpur district, and a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 76 AK-47 and AK-56 rifles, 20 SLRs and other small arms along with a large quantity of ammunition, are recovered.

• January 9: The Imphal East district police arrests a PLA woman cadre, Pebam Sophia alias Sanathoi, during a raid at Khurai Ningthoubung Leikai in the capital Imphal. Based on her confession, security forces conduct a similar raid at Singjamei Kshetri Leikai, in which another PLA cadre, Laishram Mocha alias Nanao, is arrested. A computer along with 27 compact discs is recovered from the latter.

2004

• December 20: The Imphal East District police arrest two PLA terrorists, Asem Yaima and Asem Shyam, from the Mantripukhri area of Imphal on charges of extortion from an oil pump at Sekmai.

• December 13: A PLA terrorist is killed during an encounter with the police at Singjamei Maibam Leikai in the Imphal East district.

• December 12: The Imphal East district police arrests a PLA terrorist, Mohammed Firoz Shaha, from the Palace Gate area of Imphal.

• December 10: Manipur Police personnel kill a PLA terrorist during an encounter at Lalambung Makhong in Imphal city.

• December 9: A PLA terrorist, Tolen, is arrested from an unspecified location in Imphal.

• December 5: The Imphal West district police arrests a PLA cadre, Kabrabam Inaobi Singh, from the Uripok area of Imphal city.
• November 18: The RPF and the PLA call for a boycott of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s schedule visit to the state on November 20 and 21, saying that there is no reason to celebrate the visit of the Prime Minister of a country that has ‘forcibly annexed’ Manipur.

• November 15: Two PLA terrorists, Halngam and Angkholet arrested from L Khabal village in Churachandpur district.

• October 12: PLA terrorist Dinamani alias Dina arrested from Patsoi in Imphal West district.

• October 9: Six PLA terrorists and a security force personnel are killed in an encounter at Khonkai in Churachandpur district.

• October 1: A CRPF personnel is killed and fifteen persons injured in a PLA ambush on a CRPF patrol party at Geljang in Churachandpur district.

• October 1: PLA terrorist Hamom Dumdumba arrested from the Sanjenthong area of Imphal city.

• September 26: Suspected PLA terrorists detonate explosives targeting the official residence of Dr. S Budhichandra, candidate of the Congress party for the Konthoujam bye-elections to the State Legislative Assembly, located at Lamphel Sanakeithel area of Imphal city.

• September 18: Two PLA terrorists, Laishram Boston alias Binoy alias Ajit Singh and Khundrakpam Persun Singh alias Ronaldo, are arrested from Maibam Leikai Bokul Makhong and RIMS crossing area in Imphal West district.

• September 16: Two PLA terrorists, including a ‘lance corporal’ identified as Nongthonbam Ibomcha alias Chandrakumar, are arrested from the Keibi Loushangkhong area of Imphal East district during a cordon and search operation.

• September 15: Security forces arrest two PLA terrorists from Wangjing-Salungbam in Thoubal district.

• September 3: The RPF and its armed wing, the PLA, call for a general strike on September 5, boycotting the visit of Union Minister for Home, Shivraj Patil, to Imphal.

• July 10: A suspected PLA woman cadre is killed during an encounter with the Assam Rifles personnel at Yaiphalok Maring village in Imphal East district.

• June 2: Assam Rifles personnel kill a suspected PLA terrorist at Kakching Khunou under Waikhong police station jurisdiction.

• May 24: Security forces kill a PLA terrorist in an encounter at Sanjenbam Lamkhai in Imphal West district.

• April 23: Suspected PLA terrorists attack the private residences of three Congress ministers, Family Welfare Minister Bijoy Koijam, Minister of State for Fisheries Maniruddin Sheikh and Minister of State for Public Health Engineering Mohammad Allauddin, in different part of Manipur.

• April 4: Security force personnel belonging to the 12th Assam Rifles (AR) kill a PLA terrorist identified as Konjengbam Sanjoy near Keibi Loushangkhong village in Imphal East district.

• March 26: Two Assam Rifles personnel are killed during an encounter with suspected PLA terrorists at Thanga Heisnam Leikai in the Bishnupur district.
  
  
• March 24: Security force personnel arrest three PLA terrorists in separate incidents in the Imphal East district.

• March 18: Two PLA terrorists are arrested from the Imphal West district along with a 9mm Mauser pistol, one magazine, three live bullets and four live bullets of 9 mm pistol.

• March 15: Security force personnel kill a suspected PLA terrorist, identified as Khumanthem Naoba, at Khurkhul in the Imphal West district.

• March 7: Report indicates that PLA’s 'Operation Red Star' launched against the security forces from June 25, 2003, to February 25, 2004, has ended.

• March 2: Assam Rifles personnel kill a suspected PLA terrorist, identified as Irengbam Shyamananda, during an encounter at Awang Sanjenbam in the Imphal East district.

• February 27: Imphal East District police arrest two PLA cadres from Uripok Bachaspati Leikai.

• February 17: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are killed during an ambush laid by suspected PLA terrorists at Moirang Khunou in the Bishnupur district.

• January 29: Two PLA terrorists are killed in an encounter at Sanjembam village near Imphal.

2003

• December 23: A Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) terrorist is arrested from Leimapokpam Khunpham Mayai Leikai in the Imphal West district.

• December 17: Two PLA terrorists are killed during an encounter with the security forces at Loitang Khunou under Sekmai police station jurisdiction in the Imphal West district of Manipur.

• December 13: PLA terrorists attack the 28th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Kwakta in the Bishenpur district of Manipur.

• November 30: Tripura Police arrests four PLA terrorists from Kadamtala in the North Tripura district.

• November 29: Two PLA terrorists are killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Yairipok area of Thoubal district.

• October 15: Security force personnel kill three PLA terrorists during an encounter at Singda village in the Imphal West district of Manipur and recover an AK-47 rifle with magazine, one 9mm pistol with magazine, a radio set, 200 grams of explosive materials, two detonators, 15 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and two live rounds of 9 mm ammunition from the encounter site.

• September 2: Assam Rifles personnel kill a PLA terrorist during an operation at Okshu Ngakhasi Chingjin, under Lamlai police station limits in the Imphal East district.

• August 26: At least three suspected PLA terrorists, including a woman cadre, are killed when a bomb exploded accidentally near the Sekmai police station in Imphal West district.

• August 20: Security force personnel arrest at least six PLA terrorists from the Iroisemba Chingjin area in the Imphal West district.

• August 6: Manipur Police kill one suspected PLA terrorist during an encounter in the Wabagai Keirak area of Thoubal district.

• July 27: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Irrigation Minister W. Brajabidhu Singh escape unhurt when PLA terrorists attack their convoy at Wangjing area, about 35 kilometers from the State capital Imphal. Two of their security guards are killed and seven others injured during the subsequent encounter with the terrorists.

• July 23: Three PLA terrorists are arrested from the Keishamthong Hodam Leirak area in Imphal.

• July 8: Dead body of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) ‘publicity chief’, Ningthoujam Mangoljao alias Sanjit, is recovered from the Nambul River near Irom Meijrao in Imphal West district. RPF is the political wing of People’s Liberation Army.

• July 4: At least five terrorists, including three PLA cadres, are arrested from various places in the Imphal West and East districts.

• June 25: At least four RPF terrorists, including a ‘corporal’, are arrested from the Imphal East district.

• June 14: 'Central committee' chief of PLA identified as Khomdram Lalaba alias Jayentakumar is killed during an encounter with the Manipur Police at Nandeibam Uku, under Singjamei police station limits in Imphal East district.

• June 12: A woman cadre of the PLA identified as Angom Romita alias Nanao succumbs to her injuries at a local hospital in Imphal.

• June 9: Security forces during a search in the vicinity of the Ukhongsang village in Thoubal district arrest a PLA terrorist along with one sympathizer.

• June 3: Imphal West district police arrest a PLA terrorist from the Loitang Mamang Leikai area.

• May 30: Assam Police arrest a suspected conduit of the PLA from the Christian Basti area in Guwahati after securing specific information from a PLA terrorist, Bimal Singh, arrested earlier on May 28.

• April 29: Security forces arrest three persons, including a hardcore PLA terrorist, identified as Wahengbam Dhanajeet, on charges of extortion from local engineers in the Sawombung Kabui Khunou.

• April 13: Proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), political wing of the PLA, observes 'martyrs' day' and urges the general public to pay 'homage' to its slain cadres at the memorial in Cheiraoching, Manipur.

• March 19: Police arrests four PLA terrorists during separate raids across the State.

• February 20: Army personnel operating in Jiribam subdivision, Manipur, destroy a terrorist hideout jointly used by PLA and the Kuki National Front (KNF) in the Sonapur area of Imphal East district.

• February 17: A PLA suspect is arrested in connection with the murder of Manipur Electronic Media Journalists Union vice president and Vision North East chief correspondent Yumnam Meghajit Singh.

• February 8: Tripura Police arrests three PLA terrorists from the Deorachara area in North Tripura district.

• January 21: PLA demands Rupees one million for the release of abducted Food Corporation of India (FCI), Dimapur district Manger, R Sadashiban.

• January 5: Four PLA cadres are arrested from Hiracherra, under Kailasahar police station limits, in North Tripura district while crossing over to India from Bangladesh following their training in that country.

2002

• December 30: Manipur police arrest two PLA terrorists from Waithou village, Thoubal district, Manipu and recover a wireless set, some incriminating documents and some live rounds of AK-47 rifle.

• December 12: Four PLA terrorists are arrested from Nongpok Sekmai, Thoubal district. They are identified as Th. Jiten Singh, H. Somorendro Singh, S. Nande Singh and A. Basanta Singh.

• December 1: Imphal West district police shoot dead a PLA terrorist in an encounter in Tharoijam Mayai Leikai, Manipur. A revolver, some live ammunition rounds and some incriminating documents are recovered.
  
  Imphal West district police arrest two suspected PLA terrorists, identified as Khumanthem Amujao and Leihoutabam Dinesh Sharma, along three other suspects.

• November 20: A PLA terrorist is killed in an encounter with police in Kiyamgei Mamang Leikai, under Singjamei police station-limits, Manipur.
  Manipur police arrest three terrorists of the PLA, identified as corporal Laishram Ojit, Leishungbam Rajen and sergeant Nongthonbam Ingo, in Bamon Kampu, Imphal East. They also and recover a Spanish Lama pistol, three magazines, 27 9mm bullets, a Chinese-made grenade, a Kenwood communication set, a foreign-made cordless mother telephone with antenna, among other things.

• September 10: Police chargesheet two PLA terrorists, arrested in Delhi, on March 15, 2002, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). They are also chargesheeted under the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Passport Act.

• July 08: Three suspected PLA terrorists and a sympathizer are arrested from Sapermeina in Senapati district. Two 9 mm pistols and a stolen car are seized from their possession.

• June 12: Manipur Police commandos shoot dead a PLA terrorist and arrest another in Khurai, and seize a 9 mm pistol and a Chinese made hand grenade from them. June 7: A suspected PLA terrorist is arrested from a hotel at Laitumkhrah in Shillong, Meghalaya.

• May 14: The Thoubal district police arrest a woman PLA terrorist in Thoubal Wangban. She hails from Langathel Khumanthem Leikai village and is believed to have had trained outside India.

• May 3: Security forces in Manipur shoot two PLA terrorists dead in separate incidents and recover a 9mm pistol with some live ammunition rounds.

• April 23: Two terrorists of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) are caught by residents of Uripok Lamboikhongnangkong village for extortion and repeated theft of vehicles.

• April 22: Two terrorists and three civilians are killed following clashes between the PLA and the Border Security Force (BSF) between Sugnu and Sangaikot.

• April 10: PLA claims responsibility for killing four security force personnel at Pangei, on April 9 and for the April 2-killing of a security force personnel.

• March 27: PLA announces it had, on March 23, shot dead two of its cadres, whose bodies were recovered in Iroisemba Loukon, situated between Tangjeng and Gwaltabi villages, for alleged links with security forces.

2001

• September 18: Army personnel kill five PLA terrorists during encounter at Khoupum valley near Mamong village in Tamenglong district.

• May 3: Three PLA cadres arrested in Tripura.

• February 20: Four People's Liberation Army (PLA) terrorists gunned down at Naorem in Bishnupur district.

2000

• December 20: Three PLA cadres killed in Chandel and Thoubal district.