Manipur: Eight militants from different outfits arrested

Guwahati: Eight militants of different outfits were arrested by security forces from five separate Manipur districts during the past 24 hours.

A police official said that the arrested militants belonging to different extremist groups -- the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) -- were arrested from Jiribam, Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Kakching.

He said that the hardcore militants were involved in various crimes, including intimidation, forcible collection of subscriptions from people, government employees, contractors and others.

Some small arms, an improvised explosive device, Aadhaar/PAN cards, several mobile phones, along with additional SIMs and a car, were recovered from the arrested militants.

Security forces in separate operations have recovered some arms and ammunition from the mountainous Kangpokpi district.

The recovered arms and other war-like stores include five locally made bolt-action single-barreled guns, two wireless sets and many combat shoes and dress.