IMPHAL : Security forces in Manipur have intensified search operations and area domination exercises across vulnerable regions of the hill and valley districts. These efforts, aimed at curbing militant activities and illegal arms possession, have yielded substantial  and multiple arrests.

A meticulously executed operation in the Makhabasti area under Jiribam Police Station led to the seizure of a major cache of arms and explosives. The recovered items include:

• One M4 Carbine with magazine

• One INSAS rifle with two magazines

• One SLR rifle with one magazine

• One country-made SLR with magazine

• Four country-made SBBL guns

• One pompy gun

• Four empty pompy bombs

• One 36-hand grenade

• Approximately 150 grams of PK (gelatin)

• One metre of Cordex wire

• One pistol with magazine

• Sixty rounds of 7.62 mm AK ammunition

• Nine rounds of 7.62 mm SLR ammunition

• Five rounds of 5.56 mm live ammunition

• PREPAK (PRO) Cadres Arrested in Imphal East

In another intelligence-driven operation on June 22, four cadres of the proscribed outfit PREPAK (PRO) were apprehended from various locations in Imphal East district. The arrested individuals have been identified as:

• Thingbaijam Philip Singh of Kongba Kshetri Leikai

• Lourembam Kumar Meitei alias Kanto of Lourembam Leikai (presently at Sawombung Relief Camp)

• Laishram Haridas alias Holaiba of Uripok Sorbon Thingnel

• Yumnam Akash Singh of Hiyanglam Awang Leikai, Kakching District

Based on their disclosure, security forces recovered a massive arms stockpile from the foothills of Kalika under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East. The haul included:

•  04 SLR rifles

•  02 .303 rifles

•  01 light machine gun

•  01 modified .303 sniper rifle

•  Multiple magazines: SLR (10), .303 (2), LMG (.303 – 5, INSAS – 1), INSAS rifle (1)

 Ammunition:

•  74 rounds of 7.62 LMG live ammunition

•  08 rounds of M4 (5.56) live rounds

•  341 rounds of .303 live ammunition

•  114 training cartridges (.303)

•  19 HD cartridges (SLR) training ammunition

•  Other assorted training ammunition

 Grenades and Explosives:

•  04 36-hand grenades

•  01 Chinese hand grenade

•  03 white phosphorus/smoke grenades

•  02 smoke grenades

• 10 tube launching 1As and 01 tube launcher

•  13 detonators (including 36-hand grenade type and cap type)

Several empty cartridges and cases

In a separate operation, Manipur Police apprehended a 35-year-old PLA (People’s Liberation Army) cadre identified as Sanasam Rajesh Meitei, a resident of Hiyangthang Mayai Leikai, Imphal West. He was reportedly involved in a series of extortion cases targeting schools and private clinics in the Nambol area.

Security forces have reiterated their commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the region. Extensive combing operations and intelligence-led search missions are expected to continue in the days ahead to dismantle militant networks and secure arms caches.

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