Guwahati, May 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 21-year-old Rajkumar Maipaksana of Manipur, from Thalassery in Kerala, in connection with the ongoing Manipur riots case.

Maipaksana was taken into custody at 5 pm on Friday (May 16, 2025) while working at a local hotel in Kerala, where he had recently joined as a housekeeping staff.

NIA officers tracked Maipaksana after days of surveillance.

Posing as health officials conducting routine monsoon disease checks, they visited workers' lodgings and requested identity verification.

Upon presenting his Aadhaar card and identifying a distinctive tattoo on his neck, they confirmed his identity and arrested him.

Maipaksana, who hails from Imphal, reportedly received trainin...