Officials said the motive behind the alleged suicide has not yet been established
KRC TIMES Manipur Bureau
Imphal | A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable undergoing pre-induction training allegedly died by suicide inside a CRPF camp at Motbung in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Vineet Singh, a resident of Purvabajirao village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district. He was attached to the F/112 Battalion of the CRPF and was undergoing pre-induction training with the C/122 Company at the Motbung camp under the jurisdiction of Sapermeina Police Station.
According to police, the constable allegedly used his issued INSAS service rifle to shoot himself under the chin at around 8 am inside the camp.
Sapermeina Police have registered an unnatural death case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The body has been sent for post-mortem and other legal formalities, while an investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Officials said the motive behind the alleged suicide has not yet been established.
The incident comes at a time when security deployment in Manipur remains extensive amid the state’s prolonged law-and-order challenges. According to the Manipur Police Administrative Report (2025-26), more than 300 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are currently stationed across the state.
The deployment includes 206 companies of the CRPF, 100 companies of the Border Security Force (BSF), 21 units of the Assam Rifles, six companies of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), five companies of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), besides personnel from the Indian Army and Manipur Police.
In June, two battalions of the CRPF’s elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were deployed to strengthen counter-insurgency operations, recover looted weapons, dismantle illegal bunkers and enhance domination of vulnerable areas.
Manipur has remained under prolonged ethnic unrest since violence broke out on May 3, 2023, between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. More recently, tensions have also been reported between Kuki-Zo and Tangkhul Naga groups in parts of Ukhrul district.
The ethnic conflict has claimed around 260 lives and displaced more than 60,000 people, making it one of the country’s most prolonged internal security challenges in recent years.
