- (IANS)
- IMPHAL — Manipur Police arrested eight more militants belonging to
Kangleipak Communist Party(People’s War Group) and rescued four people,
including three women, during the past 24 hours, officials said here on Monday.
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- With the fresh arrest of eight militants, the security
personnel have captured 20 extremists of different outfits during the past 48
hours from different districts and recovered a large cache of arms and
ammunition from them.
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- A police official said the police and other security
personnel on Sunday night cordoned off a militant hideout at Heirok in Thoubal
district and arrested the seven hardcore cadres of the KCP(PWG) faction and
recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession.
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- Another KCP(PWG) rebel was arrested from the Wangoi area in
Imphal West District on Sunday night.
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- The arms and ammunition recovered from the militants include
two INSAS rifles, one INSAS Light Machine Gun, one carbine, one MK-11 rifle,
around 170 various types of ammunition, besides a radio handset, one
two-wheeler, one car, various identity cards, and some incriminating documents.
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- Manipur Police rescued four persons, including three women,
who were wrongfully confined in a house located at Langol Laimanai under the
Imphal Municipal Council. Three accused persons, members of an organisation
called Amour of Manipur, were arrested in connection with the illegal detention
of the four persons. The arrested persons, led by Thangjam Basanti Leima (50),
demanded Rs five lakh from the victims regarding elopement-related matters.
