In a major crackdown on insurgent activity, Manipur Police destroyed three bunkers and seized a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and explosive devices during ongoing search and area domination operations in vulnerable hill and valley districts, especially in Tengnoupal district, officials reported on Thursday.
According to a statement released by the Manipur Police, the following items were recovered during an operation in Saivom village, under Tengnoupal Police Station:
“08(eight) nos. of IED, 08(eight) nos. of local made Hand Grenade, 25(twenty-five) nos. of Electric Detonator, 05(five) nos. of No. 8 Detonator, 40(forty) nos. of 5.56 mm INSAS round, 60(sixty) nos. of 7.62 mm AK round and 01(one) Motorola set with Charger in general area Saivom village under Tengnoupal-PS, Tengnoupal District. 03(three) bunkers were destroyed during the operation.”
This follows a previous recovery of six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on April 26 from T Minou village, under Moreh Police Station in the same district. These IEDs were successfully neutralized by the Bomb Disposal Team.
The April 26 operation also resulted in the arrest of two active members of the banned outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Noyon). The arrested individuals were identified as Shagolshem Lemba Meitei (43) and Shagolshem Romen Meitei (40), both from Loushangkhong Makha Leikai in Imphal East district. Authorities recovered a four-wheeler, two mobile phones, and two wallets from their possession.
Additionally, the police recovered seven vehicles suspected to be stolen or snatched by anti-social elements during a separate operation on the same day. Authorities also removed tinted glasses from 207 vehicles as part of a security and compliance drive.
In another search operation conducted on April 25 in Thoubal district, security forces raided the residence of Wangmayum Barul Alam in Lilong Haoreibi Turel Ahanbi Darul Uloom Makha. The raid led to the seizure of 3.9 kg of brown sugar, seven soap cases containing suspected heroin powder (12 grams each), 0.53 grams of brown sugar, seven 100 ml bottles of Codeine, and seven mobile phones.
These coordinated operations highlight the intensified efforts by Manipur Police and security agencies to curb insurgency, drug trafficking, and unlawful activities in the region.