Kangpokpi, Oct 21: Security forces apprehended three suspected individuals and recovered eight automatic weapons and three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a cordon-and-search operation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday.
The operation was launched at around 9.30 am by personnel of the 207 Battalion of the CoBRA unit, 112 CRPF and Kangpokpi Police in the general area of S. Phailengkot.
According to an operational update, the security forces recovered eight automatic weapons, three IEDs and one locally manufactured pump-action weapon, known as a “Pumpi”.
Three suspected Kuki individuals were apprehended during the operation. Further inputs reportedly indicated links to cadres of the Kuki National Front–Nehlun (KNF-N), though further details are awaited.
The operation comes in the wake of the recent killings in the Khongbal area. The latest action is part of security efforts amid continuing concerns over violence in the state.
Further details about the identities of those apprehended and the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the weapons and explosives are awaited.
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