Imphal, April 5 Three militants have been arrested in the Imphal East and West districts of Manipur, while 16 IEDs were seized in a separate operation near the India-Myanmar border, a police statement said on Sunday.
Three members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) were apprehended from various locations in the twin Imphal districts on Saturday.
One insurgent, identified as Thangjam Yaiphaba Meitei (32), was arrested from his residence in Yumnam Patlou Mamang Leikai in Imphal East district, while Laitonjam Ramakanta (35) was apprehended from Khurai Arambam in the same district, the statement said.
The third militant, Thongam Herojit (39), was arrested from his residence in Tendongyang Mayai Leikai in Imphal West district.
Meanwhile, security forces seized a cache of arms and explosives near Yangoubung village in the Moreh police station area in Tengnoupal district on Friday.
An AK-47 rifle with a magazine, two 9mm pistols with magazines, 16 IEDs, four detonators, a safety fuse, and eight batteries, along with 16,800 Kyats of Myanmar currency, were seized during the operation, it said, adding that the IEDs were defused on the spot.