
Manipur police officer to contest Assembly election
The Hindu
Brinda Thounaojam was in the limelight when she arrested Loukhoshei Zou, the chairman of the Autonomous District Council of Chandel district, with a huge quantity of drugs
Brinda Thounaojam of the Manipur Police Service who is now of the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police declared on Sunday that she would contest the forthcoming election of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly.
It is expected that the Assembly election will be conducted next year as the term of the present BJP-led coalition Ministry ends on March 16, 2022.
Talking briefly to mediapersons, she said that because of ‘political interference’ she could not discharge her duty properly at the executive level. She also said that she had submitted her resignation letter. Earlier, she had planned to meet presspersons and some of her supporters at the Meihoubam Lampak in her constituency. But the government denied her the permission.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.