Cops arrest 17 Manipur militants under SoO
IMPHAL, Oct. 25 -- Seventeen cadres belonging to Kuki militant groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement were arrested during a three-day security operation at a designated camp in Manipur's Kangpokpi district after their identities failed to match records of registered SoO cadres, police said.
The operation was carried out at Mt Sinai Camp in Saimol village under Saikul police station, a day after three persons from the Meitei community were killed and three others injured in an attack at Khongban Sunulok village in Imphal East on October 19.
According to officials, commandos of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an elite special operations unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), assisted by other security forces and Manipur police, carried out a special inspection and search operation at Mt Sinai Camp, a designated camp established for SoO cadres.
A senior security officer, requesting anonymity, told HT: "The operation was launched on Tuesday and continued for around 90 hours till Friday. In the said operation including its surrounding areas security forces have recovered 24 automatic weapons of various calibres including one SLR, one A1 rifle, three G3 rifles, 2 lathodes, thirteen AK series rifles, one M15 rifle and two M16 rifles. Additionally, 1061 rounds of 7.26 X 39 mm calibres, 2,350 rounds of 5.56 mm INSAS rifles, 223 rounds of 7.72X51 mm, thirty-four magazines of different weapons, 19 wireless sets and other war like stores."...
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