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14 militants of banned outfits held in Manipur; arms, ammunition recovered

IANS April 16, 2025 244 views

Manipur Police have conducted a significant crackdown on militant groups across six districts, arresting 14 extremists from banned organizations. The joint security operation resulted in the recovery of substantial cash, arms, and ammunition, targeting groups involved in extortion and illegal activities. Militants from outfits like KCP, UNLF, PREPAK, and SOREPA were apprehended during coordinated efforts. These operations demonstrate the continued commitment of security forces to maintain law and order in the region.

"Search operations and area domination were conducted in vulnerable districts" - Senior Police Official"
Imphal, April 16: Manipur Police arrested 14 militants of different outfits and recovered arms, ammunition, cash, incriminating documents from their possession in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

Key Points

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14 militants arrested across six Manipur districts

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Recovered Rs 21.50 lakh and multiple weapons

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Operations involved Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF and local police

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Militants linked to extortion and illegal activities

A senior police officer said that these 14 extremists were arrested from six districts – Thoubal, Imphal East, Imphal West, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur and Jiribam.

Of the 14 ultras, four cadres each were arrested from Imphal East and Thoubal districts while three were held from Tengnoupal district, one each from Imphal West, Bishnupur and Jiribam districts.

The detained militants belonged to Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), PREPAK and Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (SOREPA) outfits.

The arrested militants were involved in various crimes including extortion of money from the government employees, contractors, traders and common people in different districts.

According to the police official, pistols, high power grenades, mobile handsets, one car, several two-wheelers and many incriminating documents were recovered from the detainees.

The official said that Rs 21.50 lakh was recovered from one of the UNLF militants arrested in Bishnupur district.

He said that search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts.

During these operations, temporary shelters of a training camp for Village Volunteers were dismantled at Gelmol village in Churachandpur District.

Meanwhile, a Defence spokesman said that in a series of joint operations during the past one week, the Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and Manipur Police have recovered illegally-held 77 arms, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades, various ammunition and war-like stores from seven districts -- Churachandpur, Bishnupur, Imphal East, Kakching, Jiribam, Kangpokpi and Imphal West.

He said that the recovered arms include Carbines, Self-Loading Rifles (SLR), AK series rifles, AK series rifles, .303 Light Machine Guns (LMGs), Carbine Machine Guns, .303 Rifles, INSAS rifles, Snipers rifles, double-barrelled rifles, single-barrelled Bolt Action Rifles and pistols.

The security forces in the joint operations also arrested nine militants of different outfits.

Reader Comments

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Rajesh K.
Great job by Manipur Police and security forces! These arrests will definitely help improve the security situation in the region. Hope they continue their operations with the same dedication. 👏
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Priya M.
The amount of weapons recovered is shocking! 77 arms in just one week? Makes you wonder how many more are still out there. Stay safe everyone in Manipur.
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Sanjay T.
While I appreciate the police action, I wish there was more focus on preventing these groups from forming in the first place. The root causes need to be addressed through development and education.
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Meena L.
Extortion from common people is the worst! Glad these criminals were caught. My cousin in Imphal East had to pay them money last year. Hope the police can recover all the extorted amounts.
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Amit R.
The joint operations between Army, Assam Rifles and police seem to be working well. Coordination is key in these situations. More power to our security forces! 💪
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Neha P.
21 lakhs recovered from one militant? That's insane money! Imagine how many people must have suffered to collect that amount. Hope the authorities return it to the victims.

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Manipur Militancy Security Operations KCP UNLF PREPAK SOREPA Indian Counterterrorism
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