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| name = Shimreingam Shaiza<br />
| birth_name = Shimreingam Shaiza<br />
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| death_date = 29 August 1998<br />
| death_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Indian Army]] officer<br />
| father = Shangyang Shaiza<br />
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| relatives = {{ubl|[[Yangmaso Shaiza]] (brother)|[[Hangmila Shaiza]] (sister in law)}}<br />
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'''Shimreingam Shaiza''' (died 29 August 1998) was an officer of the [[Indian Army]] from the Indian state of [[Manipur]]. He served as the first [[Indian Army]] officer among the [[Tangkhul people|Tangkhul Naga]]s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://morungexpress.com/two-students-get-maj-shimreingam-shaiza-award|title=Two students get Maj. Shimreingam Shaiza Award|date=13 March 2018|newspaper=[[The Morung Express]]|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> Shaiza was also known for his death in the [[1998 Kwakeithel shooting]] incident in [[Imphal]], which was later investigated as an [[extrajudicial killing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2022/2/8/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Feb-7-At-least-four-State-police-personnel-including-then-Sub-Inspe.html|title=Killing of Major Shaiza, four others in 1998 Four cops surrender before Court|date=8 February 2022|newspaper=The Sangai Express|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Shimreingam Shaiza was born to a [[Tangkhul people|Tangkhul Naga]] family. His father was Shangyang Shaiza served as the first President of Tangkhul Union Education, now known as the Tangkhul Naga Long, the apex tribal body of the Tangkhul Nagas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hungyo|first=Simrayangam|url=https://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Profile_of_Manipuri_Personalities.Yangmaso_Shaiza_as_a_Man_of_the_Mass_By_Simrayangam_Hungyo|title=Yangmaso Shaiza as a Man of the Mass|date=13 March 2018|website=E-Pao|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><br />
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His brother, [[Yangmaso Shaiza]], served as the [[Chief Minister of Manipur]] twice, first from July to December 1974 and second from June 1977 until November 1979.<br />
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Shaiza was the first among the Tangkhul Nagas to serve as an officer in the Indian Army.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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On 29 August 1998, Shaiza was killed in a shooting incident at Kwakeithel in Imphal when the car, a [[Suzuki Cultus#Maruti 1000|Maruti 1000]], he was travelling in was fired indiscriminately by [[Manipur Police]] commandos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ghost of 1998 Kwakeithel bloodbath returns to haunt cops|url=https://e-pao.net/ge.asp?heading=26&mx=&src=050625|date=5 June 2025|publisher=The Sangai Express (via E-Pao)|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><br />
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Initial reports described the incident as an encounter between security forces and suspected insurgents. However, subsequent accounts and investigations raised questions about the circumstances of the killing.<br />
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In later years, the case came under judicial scrutiny. In 2017, the [[Supreme Court of India]] directed the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) to examine a number of alleged extrajudicial killing cases in Manipur, including the death of Shaiza. Investigations later indicated that the incident may have been a staged encounter.<br />
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In 2025, a [[sessions court]] framed charges against four police personnel in connection with the case.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shirin|first=Babie|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/manipur-police-ex-commandos-1998-fake-encounter-chargesheet-filed-2736491-2025-06-06|title=4 Manipur police ex-commandos charged after 26 years in 1998 'fake' encounter|date=6 June 2025|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
An award named after him, the ''Maj. Shimreingam Shaiza Award'', has been given in recognition of academic achievement among students.<ref name=":0"/><br />
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His death has also widely been referenced in discussions concerning extrajudicial killings in Manipur.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Human rights abuses in Manipur]]<br />
* [[Extrajudicial killings in India]]<br />
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