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Imphal: Security forces and Manipur Police have arrested two insurgents linked to banned outfits and three women who were allegedly attempting to sell a large quantity of defused hand grenades to a scrap dealer, officials said.

According to police, the three women identified as Hajara Bibi (60), Ibem (38) and Imem (50) were apprehended from Chingamakha Phuramakhong in Imphal West district. The arrests followed specific intelligence inputs indicating that a consignment of decommissioned explosive materials was being offered for sale.

A joint team from Singjamei Police Station, assisted by forensic experts, intercepted the suspects and recovered a sack weighing around 20 kilograms containing near...