Imphal, May 29: In a crackdown against armed miscreants, Army on Monday nabbed 22 miscreants who tried to set houses on fire in Manipur’s Imphal East district. The Army also recovered weapons from their possession.
“A large number of Army troops were mobilised on Sunday night after intelligence inputs suggested armed miscreants were venturing out to burn houses at Sanasabi, Gwaltabi and Shabunkhol Khunao in the hilly region of Imphal East district,” a Defence spokesperson said.
All the 22 miscreants along with apprehended weapons and war-like stores were handed over to Manipur Police.
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Army sources said Drones, mine-protected vehicles, Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) were mobilised to undertake large scale civilian rescue operations in the aftermath of fresh incidents in Kakching district.
Multiple Mobile Vehicle Check Posts were immediately set up and search operations in the area were undertaken.
After fresh incidents at Sugnu and Serou villages of Kakching district, villagers of different communities were stranded in various pockets under the protection of security forces.
The Army and Assam Rifles, in coordination with police, district administration and civil society organisations, evacuated nearly 2,000 Meitei villagers from Serou to Pangaltabi Relief Camp in defence and private vehicles under the protection of the Assam Rifles.
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