Manipur: Four Kuki rebels arrested, arms and ammunition seized

Security forces in Manipur have apprehended as many as four Kuki rebels. 

The rebels belonged to the proscribed Kuki National Front (Mangkholam Kipgen faction). 

The four insurgents were held following a joint operation by the Manipur police and Assam Rifles. 

The rebels were apprehended from a forest near Gopibung village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. 

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Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the possession of the arrested insurgents. 

Two country-made 9mm pistols and four cartridges were seized from the four Kuki rebels. 

Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the apprehended rebels at a local police station.