Fact-check: Viral video claiming seizure of arms, ammunition from militants in Manipur is misleading
A video showing a large cache of arms, ammunition and cash laid out on the ground has been circulating on social media, with claims that the haul was recovered by the Indian Army during a raid against militants in Manipur. However, a fact-check by Alt News has found these claims to be false.
The video was widely shared on X by several users. One such post by an account named @TIgerNS3 on June 10 claimed that the Indian armed forces had recovered “big stocks of guns, arms and ammunition with huge money from anti-liberation social elements of Manipur”, tagging the alleged militants as “Kuki terrorists”. Another user, Jitendra Pratap Singh (@jpsin1), shared the same video earlier with a caption suggesting that it showed a major arms recovery by the Indian Army in Manipur.
Alt News, while verifying the video, noted a crucial visual detail. The men seen in camouflage uniforms in the clip were wearing insignia marked “BNRA”. BNRA stands for the Burma National Revolutionary Army, a relatively new armed group in Myanmar that was formed on September 9, 2023. Alt News compared the insignia visible in the viral video with images posted on the official Facebook page of the BNRA and found them to be identical, confirming that the armed men in the video belong to the Myanmar-based group.
Further examination of the video revealed the presence of a flag with blue, red and green colours and a white circle at its centre. A reverse image search identified this as the flag of the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF), the armed wing of the Chin National Organisation, a rebel group operating in Myanmar’s Chin State, which borders India’s Manipur.
Alt News also traced the origin of the video through reverse image searches of its keyframes. This led to a Facebook post dated April 24, where the same video was shared with a caption written in the Mizo language. The caption roughly translates to a claim that a group referred to as the “CB group”, likely the Chin Brotherhood, had defeated forces in Falam village and seized weapons and money.
Digging deeper, Alt News found that the video had earlier been published by Myanmar-based media outlet Khit Thit Media on April 10. According to the Burmese-language caption accompanying the clip, the video showed weapons and ammunition seized after the capture of Falam township in Chin State on April 9 during fighting against Myanmar’s military council. Several other Myanmar-based news outlets had also reported on the same development.
Based on these findings, Alt News concluded that the viral video has no connection to Manipur or any operation by the Indian Army. The footage is from Myanmar and depicts arms seized by rebel groups during clashes in Chin State. Claims circulating on social media linking the video to militant raids in Manipur are false and misleading.
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— TIger NS (@TIgerNS3) June 9, 2025
Armed forces Raid reveals In Manipur that Army has recovered a big stocks of guns, arms and amunication with huge money from anti libration social elements of Manipur. #kuki terrorist #kukiTerrorists मणिपुर#Manipur #ManipurViolence pic.twitter.com/Ai3acEM09f
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
