The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a 59-year-old resident of Manipur's Moreh in connection with the murder of Chingtham's sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in 2023.
SDPO (Moreh) Chingtham Anand Kumar was overseeing the cleaning of the grounds for the construction of a helipad at a school ground in Moreh when he was shot at with a sniper rifle from some distance.
The wounded officer was rushed to a nearby health centre and later airlifted to Imphal, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The accused, Otkhothang Baite @ Othang Baite, was involved in the conspiracy behind the attack by members of a suspected Kuki militant group on a district police team in a playground.
The Moreh police had registered a case, which was taken over by the NIA in March 2024.
Manipur has been under crisis since May 3, 2023, amid clashes between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, resulting in over 260 lives lost and over 60,000 individuals displaced.
