New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The Delhi High Court has nullified the arrest of Thockchom Shyamjai Singh, identified by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the self-declared army chief of the banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF) group.

Thokchom Shyamjai Singh, the self-proclaimed army chief of the UNLF, along with his associates Laimayum Anand Sharma and Salam Ibomcha Meitei, were arrested by the NIA in March 2024. They were accused of participating in an alleged transnational conspiracy, orchestrated by foreign-based leaders of terror groups, to exploit the ethnic unrest in Manipur and carry out terrorist attacks in the state.

The bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed that the NIA failed to comply with the requirement...