Manipur: NIA takes over drone attack case
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into a drone attack that killed a woman and injured 11 others in Imphal West district, Manipur.
The attack occurred earlier in September and is suspected to be linked to the ongoing ethnic violence between the two particular communities.
The NIA has requested the Manipur police department to hand over all relevant documents and evidence related to the case.
The NIA took up the case in response to the state government's handling of the case to find an in-depth investigation into the case on the involvement of alleged armed miscreants.
As the case has been taken up, the NIA also filed an application before the Special Court of NIA to direct the Manipur police department to hand over the related documents, case diaries and seized materials under different sections of law.
Significantly, in the aftermath of the drone bomb attacks, one drone was recovered by the security forces from Kharam Vaiphei village of Kangpokpi district.
