With the arrests of 6 Myanmar nationals on Saturday, Manipur police special commandos arrested a total of nine foreign nationals including a female from different areas in Moreh, India’s gateway to the Southeast Asian counties in Manipur during the past week. They were arrested on the charge of entering Manipur/India without valid documents. On Saturday six Myanmar nationals including a female were arrested in two places of Moreh, the police said.

While two of them were arrested at Eastern Ground, Moreh in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, 4 were held near the Rish Hotel, Moreh. Min Thai, 45, and We Wei Fio Ao, 23, both residents of Namphalong market, in Myanmar were arrested from Eastern Ground, Moreh, the police said.

Thangsonlen Guite, 33, Khamlenkap Guite, 28, Thon Thon, 28,  and Mrs. Mei Yuk, 49, all residents of the Sagaing region/state in Myanmar were arrested near the Rish Hotel, Moreh. With the arrests of these 6 foreign nationals, a total of 9 Myanmarese have been arrested at Moreh since October 21, 2023, to date, the police said on Sunday.

Notably, on October 21, three Myanmar nationals namely Khamkhenthang Guite (25), Aung Mae (30), and Aung Aung (25), were arrested by a team of Special Commando, Manipur Police while conducting foot patrolling in and around Moreh town. They are suspected of stealing furniture items/electric generators from the houses that were burnt down during the recent clashes, the police said.