Five militants nabbed in Manipur

Imphal, Apr 17 : Five militants were nabbed during the past 24 hours by troops in separate incidents in Manipur.

Official sources today said the troops of 15 Assam Rifles and 28 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) apprehended a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Longjam Tompak Singh (32), at Pichulampak in Thoubal district.

One mobile phone and a scooter were also seized from his possession, sources said adding he was handed over to Thoubal Police Station.

Two suspected Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres, identified as Paominlen and Lanboilen of Chalva village under Senapati district, were caught red-handed by troops of 10 DOGRA while they were resorting to extortion.

In another incident, two cadres of Kuki National Front KNF(P), identified as Chungminthang and Tonggienthang, were apprehended at Singda market in Senapati district.