Manipur Police have arrested six militants from various outfits and seized a significant cache of arms in multiple operations across the state, intensifying efforts to maintain peace and security.
Six militants were arrested from different parts of Manipur, police said on Tuesday.
Three members of the People's Liberation Army were nabbed from the border town of Moreh in Tengnoupal district on Monday, they said.
An active cadre of UNLF (Koireng) was apprehended on Sunday from the Yairipok Bazar in Thoubal district. He was allegedly involved in arms trafficking, and a 9 mm magazine was found with him, they added.
Two members of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested from the Lamphel police station area in Imphal West district, police said.
In another operation, a large cache of arms was recovered from the Imphal West district. The seizure was made from the foothills between Lamdeng and Kameng villages in the Lamsang police station area, they said.
Among the arms seized were three bolt-action single-barreled guns, a .22 pistol, four 9mm pistols and five magazines, they said.