Imphal, April 28: In a major crackdown on insurgent activities, security forces apprehended 16 active cadres of various underground groups and recovered 27 weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition, and other war-like stores across Manipur.
The operations were carried out by the Indian Army in coordination with the Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP.
“Security forces arrested insurgents and seized weapons during a series of anti-insurgency operations conducted between April 20 and 27 in vulnerable areas across six districts—Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Imphal East, Senapati, Kakching, and Bishnupur,” an official statement said.
On April 26, security personnel recovered eight weapons at Moltingcham, located 2.5 km southeast of Sugnu in the Churachandpur district. The cache included one Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), two single-barrel rifles, one bolt-action rifle, four modified long-range mortars (Pompi), grenades, ammunition, and other war-like materials.
According to reports, on April 25, troops arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) in Bishnupur district, seizing an AK-56 rifle, ammunition, and additional stores.
On the same day, forces retrieved another cache of eight weapons from a hideout at Thamnapokpi in Bishnupur district. The seized items included one Carbine Machine Gun, one .303 rifle, two 9mm pistols, four single-barrel rifles, grenades, two improvised explosive devices weighing 2.2 kg and 1.7 kg respectively, ammunition, and other war-like supplies.
The intensified operations come in the wake of the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, under which security forces have launched a massive crackdown against insurgent groups.
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