Imphal, Aug 31: Security forces arrested four Manipur police personnel and another individual in connection with an arms snatching incident that allegedly took place on Tuesday night at Sekmai Leikinthabi in West Imphal district.
According to reports, the incident took place in the farmhouse of BJP MLA Joykishan Singh when miscreants overpowered three Village Defence Force (VDF) members who were guarding the farmhouse and snatched three SLR rifles and four loaded magazines containing 80 live rounds of ammunition.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Meisnam Krishnadas, Maibam Shanjit Singh, Longjam Jayenta Singh, Oinam Banti Singh and Mainam Bomcha, who is a caretaker at the farmhouse.
Manipur police posted on X: “In follow-up to the above incident, on August 28, in a major operation by the Manipur Police, the following arms and ammunition were recovered at Sekta Awang Leikai, Imphal East – three INSAS Rifles along with three magazines, one S Calibre Rifle along with magazine, one INSAS LMG Rifle along with magazine, two AK-56 Rifles along with two magazines, 130 live ammunition rounds, two mobile phones and nine miscellaneous items including military fatigues from Sekta Awang Leikai, Imphal East District.”
The All Manipur VDF Employees Welfare Association had also appealed to all concerned to return the three SLR weapons snatched from VDF members stationed at the Leikinthabi farm house of Thangmeiband MLA Joykisan on August 27 night.
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