Security Forces Recover 868 Arms And 11,518 Ammunition Pieces Looted During Manipur Violence

Security advisor to Manipur government Kuldiep Singh said that 57 arms, 318 pieces of ammunition and five bombs have been recovered in the last 24 hours.

Security forces in strife-torn Manipur recovered 57 arms and 318 pieces of ammunition during the last 24 hours taking the total number of sophisticated and automatic arms recovered to 868 and 11,518 pieces of ammunition, said an official on Wednesday. These arms and ammunition were looted from the police and various other establishments during the ethnic riots that broke out on May 3, the official added, reported by IANS. 

Security advisor to Manipur government Kuldiep Singh said that 57 arms, 318 pieces of ammunition and five bombs have been recovered from the area of Porompat Police Station in Imphal East and Sugnu Police Station in Kakching districts of Manipur during the last 24 hours, as per the report. 

The curfew was also relaxed  for 12 hours in five valley districts, and 10 hours and eight hours in neighbouring hill districts, he said while talking to the media.

Six other hill districts — Tamenglong, Noney, Senapati, Ukhrul, and Kamjong — have no curfew, and movement of  vehicles through the National Highway-37 (Imphal-Jiribam) carrying essential items was ensured, the report added. 

The security forces had launched joint combing operations in Manipur’s hill and valley areas to dominate sensitive areas and recover snatched weapons and ammunition, said a defence spokesperson. 

The forces also urged locals in possession of such weapons to surrender them for the sake of peace and harmony, he said.

Kuki Students Hold Protest In Delhi

Meanwhile students from the Kuki community held a protest outside Union home minister Amit Shah’s residence in the national capital against the ongoing violence. 

Holding placards with messages such as 'Save Kuki Lives', the protestors raised slogans, the police said, as per a PTI report. 

Police said four of the protesters were allowed to enter the home minister's residence for a meeting and the rest were shifted to Jantar Mantar.

At least 98 people have lost their lives and 310 more were injured in ethnic violence in Manipur that broke out a month ago. A total of 37,450 people are currently sheltered in 272 relief camps in the state.