8 from banned underground outfits arrested with arms, explosives: Manipur police
According to the statement, the arrest were made in different areas including Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Kakching and Tengnoupal district
In the past 24 hours, security forces and Manipur police arrested eight individuals believed to be members of banned underground outfits across various districts in Manipur and Assam. The arrests were made in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Kakching, Tengnoupal, and Silchar, Assam. Among those apprehended were two cadre members of the Socialist Revolutionary Party, Kangleipak, two members of UNLF-Pambei faction, one cadre each from PREPAK, KCP (Apunba) faction, and KYKL.
The arrested individuals included Akoj am Shankar Singha, a 47-year-old UNLF-P cadre from Silchar, who was accused of extorting money from truck drivers traveling on NH-37 between Silchar and Imphal. Police recovered a cache of weapons and explosives in Khema Reserved Forest near Napet Palli in Imphal East. The cache contained four 9mm pistols, two single-barrel guns, 14 grenades, 162 rounds of ammunition in various calibres, 26 empty cases, and two magazines.
Additionally, police seized two stun shells, a rubber bullet, military fatigues, a bulletproof iron plate, a bulletproof jacket cover, an ammunition charger, and a communication set.
Police stated that they would continue intelligence-based searches, cordon operations, and area-domination actions across the state to apprehend those involved in extortion and other criminal activities.
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