Security forces have arrested six militants, including a top extremist leader and a woman cadre, in Manipur and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Thursday.
In the early hours of Tuesday, during an intelligence based operation, terrorists resorted to unprovoked firing on the Army column at Khanpi village, approximately 80 km West of Churachandpur, Manipur.
Tensions erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Sunday after a mob clashed with security forces over the detention of two youths for allegedly vandalising banners and cutouts installed to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said.
The haul included three single-barrel rifles, five long-range mortars , seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two bulletproof vests, two Baofeng Motorola radios with a charger, and two helmets.
The ambush occurred around 2 p.m. near Mongjang village, approximately 7 km from Churachandpur town, when the victims were travelling in a car.
Fresh ethnic clashes have erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday, adding that one person has died and several others were injured.
Tensions erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district after Richard Hmar, the General Secretary of Hmar Inpui, was assaulted by unidentified assailants on Sunday evening.
In a series of operations, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formation under Spear Corps launched intelligence-based operations in the hill and valley districts of Manipur and recovered 114 weapons, Improvised Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition and war-like stores.
Security has been beefed up in Manipur's Churachandpur district, where tribal organisations have planned mass burial of slain Kukis on Thursday.
Former Chief Minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh, expressed his discontent, denouncing what he referred to as a "dictatorship" and questioned the state of democracy after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's convoy was stopped at Churachandpur.
