IT News
Imphal, Aug 29:
Manipur Police have arrested four police personnel and one civilian in connection with an arms snatching case involving the VDF personnel stationed at a farmhouse belonging to MLA Joykishan. The arrests were made on Wednesday, following an incident where armed miscreants forcibly seized weapons from the VDF personnel.
According to a statement from the Manipur Police control room, the arrested individuals are identified as Meisnam Krishnadas (57), Maibam Shanjit Singh (34), Longjam Jayenta Singh (52), and Oinam Banti Singh (30), all of whom are police personnel. The civilian arrested is Mainam Bomcha (45). All five have been remanded into 10 days of police custody for further investigation.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening at around 8 pm at a farmhouse located in Leikinthabi, under the jurisdiction of Sekmai Police Station, Imphal West District. The armed miscreants managed to forcibly snatch three rifles and four magazines containing 80 live ammunition rounds from the VDF personnel stationed at the farmhouse of Thangmeiband MLA and Manipur Government spokesperson Khumukcham Joykishan.
In response to the incident, Manipur Police conducted a major operation on Wednesday, resulting in the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition from Sekta Awang Leikai in Imphal East. The recovered items include three INSAS rifles with three magazines, one S. Calibre rifle with a magazine, one INSAS LMG rifle with a magazine, two AK-56 rifles with two magazines, 130 live ammunition rounds, two mobile phones, and nine miscellaneous items, including military fatigues.
