- IMPHAL — Eleven insurgents have been arrested in Manipur and arms and
ammunition recovered in the past 24 hours, said officials here, adding that top
Army officers of the region have met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
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- After the meeting of three top Army officers with the
Governor, the security forces have intensified their search and area domination
operations in different parts of the valley and hill regions of the trouble-torn
state, said officials on Sunday.
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- A defence spokesman said the Army, along with Central
paramilitary troops and Manipur Police, further increased their joint
operations in the vulnerable, trouble-torn and militancy-infested areas of the
northeastern state.
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- A Manipur Police official said that 11 more militants of
different outfits have been arrested and arms, ammunition, cash, and
incriminating documents have been recovered from their possession in the last
24 hours.
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- The Army officers met the Governor on Friday (April 18) and
discussed the prevailing law and order situation in the state and the
northeastern region, the official said.
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- Three top Army officers -- General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command, Lt. Gen. Ram Chander Tiwari,
along with GOC Spear Corps, Lt. Gen. Abhijit S. Pendharkar and Inspector
General of Assam Rifles (South) Major General Ravroop Singh met the Governor at
Raj Bhavan.
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- "The Army officers briefed the Governor on the
prevailing security situation of Manipur and the other states in the
northeastern region,” a Raj Bhavan official said.
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- According to a police officer, 11 extremists were arrested
from three districts -- Imphal East (9), Bishnupur (1) and Kakching (1).
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- The detained militants belonged to Kangleipak Communist
Party (KCP), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), PREPAK, United People’s
Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfits.
