Overview
- Police said the detainees are linked to KCP and UNLF, with arrests in Kakching, Thoubal and Imphal West and seizures that included rifles, pistols, grenades and detonators.
- The latest round brings reported arrests to 18 over 48 hours, following earlier operations that picked up suspects from PREPAK, RPF/PLA and KCP factions.
- Earlier police updates detailed recoveries such as a .32 pistol, an improvised explosive device with a detonator, mobile phones and identity documents, plus locally made guns in separate actions.
- Security forces destroyed about 30 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in Kangchup as part of parallel operations to disrupt militant financing.
- Authorities report ongoing interrogations to map wider networks, allegations of intimidation and forced subscriptions, and reinforced security with roughly 115 checkpoints and escorted convoys on NH-37.