Seven militants arrested in Manipur, arms and drugs seized

Security forces in Manipur continued their crackdown on outlawed militant groups, apprehending seven more insurgents from different districts, while arms, ammunition, and drugs were recovered in separate operations during the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.

A police official said that the seven militants were arrested from four districts — Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Kakching. The arrested militants belonged to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA)/Revolutionary People’s Front



(RPF).

Manipur’s one of the oldest militant outfits, PLA, is mostly active in the Imphal valley region with a political wing, RPF. The arrested rebels were involved in recruiting youths for RPF/PLA, in extortion from people and government officials in the Imphal valley region, and mediation through intimidation between parties in cases of loan recovery.

The security forces also recovered 2,000 highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth approximately Rs 16.66 lakh from a house owned by Chinhat (44) at Tuibong village in Churachandpur district.