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Imphal, Jan 7: Discovering the movement of UG cadres at T Jangnom, troops of 35 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under HQ IGAR (S) launched operation in the area and apprehended three UNLF cadres on 07 Jan 12. The apprehendees were identified as No. 1991 SS L/Cpl Ngaongam Rajesh Singh alias Ingthapa, Batch No.31, No.2241 SS Pvt Okrambashan Singh alias Seitharol, Batch No.34 and No.2289 SS Pvt Leisram Ram Raju Singh alias Cirtikanba, Batch No.35. 01x 9 mm Pistol with magazine, 01x 7.65 mm Pistol with magazine and 5.56 mm Revolver were recovered from the apprehendees. Two more hardcore activists of Coordination Committee (CorCom) were apprehended by security forces along with huge cache of arms and ammunition during intensive counter-insurgency operation here with the State forces stepping up their operations against the group which has imposed a ban on Indian National Congress (INC) from contesting in the ensuing January 28- scheduled Manipur polls.
CorCom is a conglomerate of seven militant groups based in Manipur.
Acting tough against the CorCom, the State security forces have managed to nab 10 members of the outfit yesterday in quick response to the unabated targets launched by the body of seven joint militant organizations on various Congress offices located in different parts of Imphal in the past three days. The militant organizations have so far bombed over five Congress offices in Imphal after it announced that it has boycotted the Congress party to contest the forthcoming general elections.
In the follow up action, a combined team of Imphal West district police commandos and troops of Headquarters 9 Sector Assam Rifles arrested two hardcore militants of RPF/PLA, a constituent of CorCorm, during frisking and checking conducted at different strategic points at Keishamthong, Singjamei and Thongju areas from 7:30 pm of January 6 till 8 am of the next day, the district Additional Superintendent of Police, Md. Isak told newsmen at a press briefing at the city commando complex on Saturday.
The militants, who were nabbed by the combined security forces, who acted under direct supervision of Additional SP (Operations) Deputy SP (Operations) and Officer-in-charge Cammando Imphal West, were identified as Athokpam Surchandra Singh alias Ningthou alias Chaothoi, 41 s/o A. Kula of Thongju Part-II bearing army number 2547 of ninth batch of 1993 and Laishram Mocha alias Ibungochouba,45 s/o(L) Puskor Singh of Singjamei Thongam Leikai.
The duo had returned from Bangladesh 15 days ago, the Additional SP added.
One Lathod gun, two 9mm pistols, five Lathod bomb shells, one Chinese handgrenade with detonator, one empty case of Lathod bomb shell and 32 rounds of .45 mm were recovered from them, Isak said.
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