Manipur security forces bust arms cache, nab PLA & KCP-N cadres

Imphal: Assam Rifles, along with Manipur Police Commandos, recovered a substantial cache of arms, ammunition, and Rs 3.2 lakh in cash during their ongoing counterinsurgency (CI) operations, officials stated on Friday.

Acting on intelligence inputs from multiple sources, the joint team conducted CI operations in the hill ranges of the Urangpat area under Yaingangpokpi Police Station in Imphal East district on Thursday. The reports stated that the following illicit items were recovered:

i) one pistol with an empty magazine
ii) one tear gas gun
iii) one country-made bolt-action rifle
iv) one country-made .22 rifle
v) three tear smoke shells
vi) eleven live rounds of ammunition of various calibres
vii) twelve 7.62 mm empty cases
viii) thirteen 9 mm empty cases

The joint team subsequently conducted follow-up operations, leading to the arrests of two insurgents belonging to different outfits.

A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre was apprehended in Malom Makha Leikai near Imphal Airport with Rs 3.25 lakh, three smartphones, a Bolero, and an Aadhaar card.

Meanwhile, a Kangleipak Communist Party–Nongdrenkhomba (KCP-N) cadre was detained in Langol, Imphal West district, with a phone and Aadhaar card. Both individuals were handed over to the Manipur Police.