In Churachandpur district of Manipur, police arrested two people during a search operation and found a lot of weapons and ammunition. The arrested men are Jangneu Haokip (33) and Lililan Haokip (42), both from Lamzang village.
On Thursday, officials recovered a 9mm carbine machine gun, a pistol, 123 live bullets, a car, and two mobile phones. The police announced the arrests on their social media account.
In another search in Maukot village, they found even more weapons, including a .303 rifle and a homemade 9mm pistol. The police mentioned they are searching in places with high security risks in the area.
In yet another operation at Wakan Hill Range in Imphal East district, police found a single-barrel gun, a 9mm pistol, a .32 pistol, some 9mm bullets, four Pompi weapons, and a camouflage t-shirt.
This search is part of the police’s efforts to keep the peace in Manipur, a state that has seen violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 3 of last year. This violence started after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) against a court’s order to include the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes list. The situation has been serious, and the central government sent paramilitary forces to help control it.
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