News > India went to Myanmar to hunt down Manipur soldier killers. Now, it’s letting them slip away
India went to Myanmar to hunt down Manipur soldier killers. Now, it’s letting them slip away
28/06/2023 06:32 PM | Click to read full article
In 2015, seeking to sabotage a peace process with rival groups, Khaplang had ordered his ethnic-Metei allies to ambush an Indian Army patrol, killing 18 soldiers. Furious, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ordered cross-border raids into Myanmar, and the NIA filed murder charges. Last week, fearing loss of civilian lives in a long stand-off, the Army claims that it turned over the 12 arrested insurgents, including Moirangthem, to a local leader.
