Security forces have arrested seven Kuki militants in a massive combing operation carried out by joint operations at different hideouts in Moreh Sub Division of Manipur's Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar in past 24 hours.
Security agencies in Manipur have denied the accusations of the ten tribal MLAs and tribal organisations' that state police commandos committed atrocities on tribal people in Moreh.
Following the killing of a senior police officer, a convoy of Manipur police commandos drove into the India-Myanmar border town of Moreh on Tuesday night.
According to the senior police officer, militants fired on policemen when they were inspecting the newly constructed helipad at Eastern ground in the border town dominated by Kuki-Zo community members.
Thangsonlen Guite, 33, Khamlenkap Guite, 28, Thon Thon, 28, and Mei Yuk, 49, all residents of the Sagaing region in Myanmar were arrested on Saturday near the Rish Hotel, Moreh.
The Manipur government has imposed an curfew in the border town of Moreh and also issued an order against the encroachment of properties of displaced people after alleged attempts in the town to level structures used by Meitei residents.
