Manipur: Three militants, three ammunition dealers arrested

IMPHAL: Three militants, including a self-styled Major of a banned outfit and three illegal ammunition sellers were arrested in Manipur during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

A police official said that the security forces arrested self-styled Major of banned outfit People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Konjengbam Tomba Singh alias Laingam (38) from his residence in Imphal East district.

The militant leader gets his basic military training at Tanal in Myanmar.

He was instrumental in recruiting some youths in the proscribed outfit.

Manipur Police also arrested two active cadres of United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit from Kakching Super Market area in mountainous Kakching district.

The UPPK extremists were identified as Nongmaithem Subhachandra Singh alias Kakching Ngakpa (44) and Elangbam Abinash Singh alias Ngamba (22).

The duo was involved in extortion activities in Kakching and adjoining areas.

The security forces arrested three individuals who were involved in illegal sales of ammunition from the locality of Thangmeiband Khuyathong Polem Leikai in Imphal West district.

From their possession, 70 rounds of INSAS ammunition, one AK rifle magazine loaded with 26 rounds of ammunition, two empty magazines of INSAS Light Machine Guns, one empty magazine of INSAS rifle, one empty magazine of 7.62mm SLR, 67 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition, 100 rounds of .38mm ammunition and three rounds of 7.62mm SLR ammunition were recovered. (IANS)

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