Imphal, Nov 4 (PTI) Security forces arrested two persons for allegedly threatening and intimidating people using firearms in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Wednesday.
The two were apprehended on Tuesday by a joint team of police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel from the Arapti Mayai Leikai area under the Irilbung Police Station limits “in connection with threatening and intimidating members of the public using firearms”, a police statement said.
The arrested persons were identified as Pukhrihongbam Shanta Singh (47) and Sapam Premjit Singh (56), it said.
One pistol along with ammunition was seized from their possession, the statement said.
Security forces have been conducting search operations in Manipur since ethnic violence broke out two years ago.
The ethnic conflict that erupted in May 2023 between the valley-based Meitei and hill-based Kuki communities has claimed at least 306 lives, while 49 people remain missing and thousands have been left homeless. In recent months, clashes between Kuki and Naga communities have also been reported.
At least 50 people have been killed in clashes between Kukis and Nagas in the hill districts since February this year. PTI CORR
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