Transporters pause operations in Manipur in protest against trucker’s killing
Transporters in Manipur have halted operations in response to the killing of a truck driver by Kuki militants. The attack on a convoy of food trucks has raised concerns about the supply of essentials to the state capital, Imphal. Authorities are conducting search operations to apprehend the attackers while transport operators demand better security guarantees.
- ▪Transporters suspended operations in Manipur following the killing of a truck driver in an ambush.
- ▪The attack occurred on National Highway 202, which is crucial for transporting essentials to Imphal.
- ▪A joint security team is searching for the militants responsible for the attack.
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Transporters suspended their operations in Manipur on Saturday (May 30, 2026) to protest the killing of a trucker from West Bengal’s Hooghly in an ambush by Kuki militants in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday (May 29). The militants had attacked a convoy of food trucks, and LPG and oil tankers on a stretch of National Highway 202, police said.The suspension of operations threatens to disrupt the supply of essentials to Imphal, the State’s capital, and beyond, from southern Assam’s Barak Valley via NH-37, one of Manipur’s two lifelines. NH-2, the other highway that enters Manipur via Nagaland, has been blocked since May 13, when the killing of three church leaders led to a hostage crisis involving the Kuki and Naga communities.
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