Assam: NIA arrests Hmar boatman from Cachar for Jiribam killing

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SILCHAR: A team of NIA sleuths along with Cachar police arrested Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol village in Dilkhosh Grant, Cachar, in connection with the brutal killings of six Meitei individuals, including an infant in 2024 in the Jiribam district of Manipur. Boya runs a motor boat. Prithiraj Rajkhowa, the Additional SP of Lakhipur co-district, arrested Hmar at Phulertol as soon as his boat reached the ghat. He was later brought to Lakhipur police station.

Confirming the arrest, Numal Mahatta, SSP Cachar, said that Thanglienlal Hmar allegedly played a critical logistical role in the abduction and subsequent murder of the victims.

Sources said that the NIA investigations revealed that Hmar transported six abducted persons, three women and three children, along with three armed assailants dressed in camouflage gear from Jakuradhar ghat to Kaisalpunjee village ghat using his boat. The victims were later found killed, triggering widespread ethnic violence.

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