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Crime
Manipur Police Detain UNLF (Koireng) Member Over Extortion Allegations
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 01:22 PM
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Manipur police have arrested a member of the United National Liberation Front (Koireng faction) in connection with an extortion case, officials said.
Manipur police announced the arrest of a member of the United National Liberation Front’s Koireng faction on suspicion of involvement in an extortion racket. The police said the suspect was taken into custody after a preliminary investigation linked him to the illegal collection of money from local businesses.
The UNLF, an insurgent group that has operated in the state for decades, split into several factions, with the Koireng wing being one of the more active segments. Security agencies have long monitored its activities, citing occasional involvement in criminal enterprises to fund their operations.
Authorities indicated that the arrested individual will be presented before a magistrate within the stipulated time frame, and further inquiries will determine the extent of the extortion network. The police have not disclosed the suspect’s name, citing ongoing investigative procedures.
The case underscores the continued efforts of Manipur’s law‑enforcement agencies to curb insurgent‑linked criminality and protect local commerce from illicit extortion practices.
The UNLF, an insurgent group that has operated in the state for decades, split into several factions, with the Koireng wing being one of the more active segments. Security agencies have long monitored its activities, citing occasional involvement in criminal enterprises to fund their operations.
Authorities indicated that the arrested individual will be presented before a magistrate within the stipulated time frame, and further inquiries will determine the extent of the extortion network. The police have not disclosed the suspect’s name, citing ongoing investigative procedures.
The case underscores the continued efforts of Manipur’s law‑enforcement agencies to curb insurgent‑linked criminality and protect local commerce from illicit extortion practices.