A joint operation led to the arrest of a People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Thokchom Ajit Singh alias Nanao (40), from the Leimaram Canal area under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur district.
The attack, which occurred on September 1, saw militants using rocket-propelled grenades and drones to target low-lying valley areas from hilltops, causing significant casualties and property damage.
Manipur Police said on Sunday it detained an active member of an underground group from the Imphal-West district and recovered ammunition and explosives from him.
Normal life was crippled in five valley districts of Manipur on Saturday as various Meitei organisations called a 24-hour-long shutdown demanding to convene an urgent session of the state Assembly to pass a resolution on the ethnic violence.
The Defence PRO said that the attackers resorted to unprovoked firing at Boljang in Imphal West district
