PREPAK (Pro) cadres held, arms recovered
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 12 2024:
A combined team of Manipur police and Assam Rifles apprehended three cadres of the proscribed PREPAK (Pro) along with weapons from Thoubal area on Wednesday.
According to a police report, the team arrested Nambram Indrajit Singh (22), Rajkumar Mohen Sana (21) and Warepam Albert Meitei alias Thoi (21) from Thoubal Athokpam on Wednesday.
All three are allegedly involved in extortion activities and in possession of illegal weapons.
The team recovered one HE Hand grenade, five demand letters of PREPAK (Pro), three mobile phones and one Honda bike.
Meanwhile, security forces recovered a huge cache of weapons during search operations carried out in various places on Wednesday.
During the search operation conducted in Teising area of Churachandpur district, security forces recovered one .303 rifle, four 12 bore single barrel, one 9mm pistol 1, one .22 rifle, one 12 bore shot gun, eleven 7.62mm ammunition, five 9mm ammunition, two .22 ammunition, 36 ammunition of 12 bore, one 303 rifle magazine, and one pistol magazine.
In the search operation conducted in Sa-, rang Tampak and Hrinkhu areas of Chandel district, security forces recovered one AK 47 rifle with magazine, one 9mm pistol magazine, three local made mortars (pompi) 3, two local made mortar(pompi) bombs, and one single barrel gun.