IMPHAL, May 14: Security forces have arrested 12 militants belonging to proscribed outfits and two arms dealers from Manipur, police said on Wednesday.
All the arrests were made on Tuesday, they said.
Four cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army, two members of Kangleipak Communist Party and one of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup were apprehended near Yongkhul village in Tengnoupal district, a police officer said.
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Besides, two members of the outlawed KCP (PWG) were arrested from Lilong Nungei and Wangbal in Thoubal, and two cadres of PREPAK from Koirengei Kabui Khul Gate in Imphal East.
Another active cadre of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (Pambei group), who is also an arms dealer, was held from Puhkhao Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East, he said.
The security personnel also nabbed two more arms dealers on Tuesday.
A rifle and ammunition were recovered from their possession, the officer added. (PTI)
