One militant of the Kuki National Front (KNF-S) was arrested in Churachandpur District of Manipur on July 8, reports East Mojo. Based on specific inputs from reliable sources regarding illegal extortion by KNF-S militants, troops of Assam Rifles (AR) launched an operation, which led to the arrest.
Acting on a tip-off, a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered during a search operation carried out jointly by Kangpokpi District Police and 33 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel from a jungle near Haijang village in Kangpokpi District of Manipur on July 8, reports E-Pao. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered one AK-47 Assault Rifle along with two magazines, one MA-1 Assault Rifle with magazine, three magazines of M-16, one lathode gun, four country made pistol with four magazines, four radio sets with charger, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenade, one mortar projectile, 70 live rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three live rounds of 0.22 ammunition and 16 live rounds of 5.56mm ammunition were recovered from a militant hideout.