Supreme Court Seeks Status Of NIA Probe Into Deaths Of 10 Persons In Manipur CRPF Camp Encounter

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Union and the State of Manipur in a plea seeking an investigation into the killings of 10 persons at a CRPF camp in Manipur last year.  

The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Baghchi and AS Chandurkar agreed to consider the matter and issued notice to the Union and the State of Manipur.

During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Adv Vishwajeet Singh, stressed, "At least a status report may be called for, we ( family of the deceased) are entitled to know the status of the investigation." 

The Court passed the following order : 

Issue notice for the limited purpose of finding out the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the National Investigation Agency, returnable on 12.01.2026

The writ petition has been filed by the parents of the ten persons who lost their lives on November 11, 2024 inside the CRPF camps at Jiribam District, Manipur. The authorities stated that they were militants who were killed in a retaliatory fire when they tried to attack the CRPF camp.

The plea was filed with the assistance of AOR Shivam Batra. 

Case Details : VANRAMPANI vs. UNION OF INDIA | Diary No. - 44574/2025

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