Manipur: NIA arrests prime suspect in 2023 police officer murder case
The NIA has arrested Otkhothang Baite, a resident of Moreh in Manipur, as a prime suspect in the 2023 murder of sub-divisional police officer Chingtham Anand Kumar. The officer was shot with a sniper rifle while overseeing work at a school ground in Moreh and later died from his injuries. The case, initially handled by local police, was taken over by the NIA in March 2024 and remains under investigation.
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Manipur: NIA arrests prime suspect in 2023 police officer murder caseThe NIA on Thursday arrested a resident of Moreh, a prime suspect, in connection with the murder of Chingtham’s sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in 2023.Published on: Apr 30, 2026 10:02 PM ISTBy Thomas Ngangom, ImphalShare viaCopy link The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a resident of Moreh, a prime suspect, in connection with the murder of Chingtham’s sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in 2023.The Moreh police had registered a case, which was taken over by the NIA in March 2024.SDPO (Moreh) Chingtham Anand Kumar, officer in charge of the Moreh police station, was overseeing the cleaning of the grounds for the construction of a helipad at a school ground in Moreh, a commercial town near the…
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