IMPHAL, Aug 6 MNS NNN: Security has been intensified in Manipur to avert any untoward incident in the run up to the Independence Day celebrations. The state police have laid a tight security plan ahead of the celebrations arresting several militants during cordon and search operations in Imphal city during the past one week.
On August 4, a team of Imphal East district police commandos arrested at least three militants, including a former member of Kuki National Organisation/Kuki Liberation Army (KNO/KLA) and two People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Pro members in separate search operations here.
Solal Tauthang alias Kansa alias Lalboy, 38, hailing from T Zordanphai village under Saikul police station in Senapati district, was apprehended by a team of Imphal East district police commandos during a search operation at New Lambulane Tribal Market around 5 pm, said the district Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations), M Rajen during a press briefing at his office on Tuesday.
Rajen said that Touthang had claimed that he was a former member of KNO/KLA.
On the same day, the commando team also arrested a PREPAK-pro militant at Bamon Leikai round 7:30 pm, the ASP said and identified him as Moirangthem Kalachand Singh alias Biren, 55, a resident of Kwakeithel Mayai Koibi, Imphal West district.
Another member of the same outfit was later arrested by the commando team from Bamon Leikai around 7:45 pm, he said while naming him as Khumukcham Biswajit Singh alias Nanao, 48, a resident from Moirangkhom bazaar.
Two Italy made 9 mm pistols, two magazines with five rounds, two Chinese hand grenades and one mobile handset were recovered from the duo, Rajen said.
Meanwhile, a separate statement released by Superintendent of Police, Imphal East district has claimed that the former cadre of KNO/KLA Solal Touthang arrested by the district police commandos from New Lambulane Tribal Market on August 4 is turned out to be a cadre of Kuki National Front -Nehlun (KNF-N).
The statement said that Tothang joined the outfit in June this year and that he was involved in several extortion cases. Recently, Touthang on the instruction of his commander Ranjit Kipgen, a self-styled sgt of KNF (N), had demanded Rs 20, 00, 00 to a retired IFCD Chief Engineer named one Gangte of Deulahland here.
Meanwhile, at least 25 persons were pulled up by Imphal West district police after a cordon and search operation in Moirangkhom Bukulmakhong area early Tuesday morning.
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