IMPHAL: A person has been arrested by the Manipur police in Imphal for alleged extremist activities.
The arrested person has been accused of planting an improvised explosive device (IED) near a basketball ground in Imphal, Manipur.
The arrested person has been identified as Kshetrimayum Bhogendro Singh.
The basketball ground is located at Singjamei Chingamakha in Imphal, Manipur.
The arrested person – Kshetrimayum Bhogendro Singh – is an active cadre of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
Manipur police informed that materials used for making the IED were recovered from the possession of the arrested person.
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Earlier, the police in Manipur arrested two persons, including a PLA cadre, for allegedly being involved in “killing and targeting” non-locals in the state.
According to reports, the PLA cadre was allegedly involved in the killing of a non-local on July 8 in Imphal East district of Manipur.
The other person arrested by the police for allegedly planting a bomb at the residence of a non-local in Imphal East district of Manipur.