Manipur police apprehend KLA cadre in Churachandpur, recover arms and ammunition

Manipur police have apprehended a Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre in Churachandpur district. 

The arrest was made on March 28 and the individual has been identified as 31-year-old Minsy hailing from Bijang, Sangaikot, Churachandpur. 

The police have recovered a 7.62 SLR with a magazine, an AK-56 rifle, a magazine of INSAS 5.56 mm, a BPJ cover with 2 BP plates, and 216 live ammunition from Minsy. 

It is reported that he was involved in extortion activities along the road leading to Chandel District. 

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A case has been registered and the investigation is ongoing.

Meanwhile, an alleged blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has shaken a village in the Jiribam district of Manipur. 

An explosion rocked Durgapur village in the Borobekra Sub Division of Jiribam District early this morning, as a suspected IED bomb planted by unknown miscreants detonated outside the shop owned by H. Manikumar Singh. 

The incident occurred at around 2:20 am local time and caused significant damage to the shop but resulted in no casualties.