ZRA cadres nabbed with 2 pistols
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 25 2022:
A combined team of 31 Assam Rifles and Churachandpur police station apprehended two cadres of Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), which is under Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the government, from near the police station at about 3.40pm on Tuesday along with two pistols.
The nabbed cadres are identified as self-styled private S Chingjapiang Sukte alias Marvish (33) son of Ginpan of Sobangdoh village, New Lamka and self-styled private Khamkhansiam Ngaite alias Sam (33) son of Ginjamon Ngaite of Sinzawl village, Churachandpur.
According to a police source, two pistols along with 17 live rounds were recovered from their possession.
The source further informed that the combined team conducted frisking in front of the police station upon getting specific input about movement of UGs in the area.
The combined team stopped a numberless Maruti Alto car around 2.40pm for checking and two 9mm pistols were recovered from two occupants of the car.
The combined team recovered one 9mm pistol with six live rounds from Sukte and pistol with 11 live rounds from Khamkhansiam.
Both of them have been handed over to CCpur PS and registered a case to begin investigation, the source added.