Imphal: Security forces arrested an alleged cadre of the Kuki National Front (Military Council) (KNF-MC) and seized foreign-made weapons, ammunition and suspected narcotics during an operation in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
The intelligence-led operation was conducted jointly by Churachandpur District Police, the 129 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Assam Rifles near M. Songgel in Kingkin village.
During the operation, security personnel intercepted a suspicious white Bolero vehicle and searched it. They recovered a foreign-made AK-series rifle, a foreign-made MA1 rifle and 240 rounds of assorted ammunition.
The team also seized two transparent plastic packets containing approximately 1.027 kg of suspected brown sugar.
Suspected insurgent cadre detained
Police identified the driver as 23-year-old Letkhothang Khongsai, a resident of D. Lhangjol village. Security personnel detained him for questioning following the recovery.
During preliminary interrogation, Khongsai reportedly admitted to being an active member of the KNF-MC, an armed group operating under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement.
Authorities seized the suspected narcotics, firearms, ammunition and the Bolero vehicle as part of the operation.
Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the seizure and determine whether the recovered items were linked to other activities.