Imphal, March 18: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against three cadres of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the deadly ambush on an Assam Rifles truck in Manipur last year.

The accused, Thongram Sadananda Singh alias Ngachik, Khundongbam Oji Meitei alias Keilal and Irengbam Jugindra Meitei alias Jugin Meitei; all residents of Manipur, were earlier arrested by law enforcement agencies. The chargesheet was submitted before the NIA special court in Imphal.

The attack, carried out in September 2025 at Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur district, left two Assam Rifles personnel dead and five others grievously injured. The truck was severely damaged in the ambush.

According to the NIA, the assault was part of the PLA’s conspiracy to “create terror in the minds of the people and wage war against the Government of India with the intent of destabilising the country.” Investigations revealed that the cadres, armed with prohibited firearms and explosives, had gathered at the crossing before launching the attack.