Mail News Service Imphal, May 19 : Security Forces of Red Shield Division recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition buried under ground by cadres of UPPK in the year 2007 at the foothills of Thangjing ridge. The man identified as SS Capt Moirangthem Raja of Nakhalawai, Moirang, Bishnupur district surrendered to the troops and helped in locating the cache which he buried in 2007 when the camps were shifted to Myanmar. The cache included four carbine machine guns, four magazines, two .22mm revolvers, 42 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and two rounds of .22mm ammunition. The surrendered cadre of UPPK joined the group in the year 2001. Thereafter he was actively involved in various anti-social activities in Manipur, Nagaland and Myanmar. Subsequently, he fled to Kathmandu, Nepal in the year 2011 and was operating from there. He came to Manipur on 17 May 13. He disclosed the location of huge cache of arms at Thangjing ridge, which was recovered after thorough search Op by SF under the aegis of Red Shield Division. On 18 May 2013, one cadre of NSCN (K) was apprehended on NH 37 between Khongsang and Rangpang Villige while he was moving in a Bolero vehicle. Troops of 13 Assam Rifles have been monitoring the activities of the group in Tamenglong District since the last six days which finally led to the apprehension of SS 2nd Lieutenant Gaising Maringmei of NSCN (K). On getting specific information regarding movement of cadre on NH-37, an operation was launched from the Assam Rifles post at Khongsang under the aegis of Red Shield Division and resulted into apprehended of the said cadre who is active in Tamenglong District.
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