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Manipur Police raids rebel hideouts, seizes weapons, arrests a number of cadres
Imphal: Safety forces raided two camps, suspected for use by proscribed Meitei rebel teams, at Makou Pourabi in Imphal on Wednesday. The search operations had been carried out in weak areas of the hill and valley districts, mentioned an officer on Thursday.
Police have recovered an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) LMG (mild machine gun) journal, 47 fired cartridges, one bayonet, two Baofeng walkie-talkie units, two four-wheelers, one two-wheeler, bulletproof helmet, cadre uniforms and different incriminating paperwork and supplies from the camps.
In the meantime, six suspected cadres of the rebel group had been arrested from Bijoypur Mamang Leikai and Makha Leikai in Kakching district. “Three cell handsets had been recovered from them,” mentioned a Manipur Police officer.
Police mentioned that in addition they arrested two suspected lively cadres, who had been allegedly concerned in extortion actions concentrating on most of the people, personal corporations, and authorities workplaces, from Mantripukhri Bazar in Imphal East district.
“Two demand letters, 16 money receipts of uniforms, three cellphones, a pockets containing ₹2,200, two ID playing cards, and one scooter (Honda Activa) had been recovered from their possession,” the officer added.
Moreover, three lively cadres from one other faction of the rebel group had been arrested at Thangmeiband Watham Leirak crossing in Imphal West on Wednesday.
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“A 9mm pistol with one journal, one .32 pistol with one journal, 10 stay rounds of ammunition, three cell handsets, and one two-wheeler had been recovered from them,” mentioned the officer.
On Tuesday, the police arrested a cadre concerned in extortion actions concentrating on most of the people, retailers, and sweetness parlours across the Tangkhul Avenue space below Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West. “A cell handset was recovered from him,” the officer mentioned.
