3 Freedom-fighters of HPC-D captured with weapons in Manipur

Imphal: Three freedom-fighters belonging to the Hmar People’s Convention Democracy(HPC-D) have been arrested along with a huge cache of arms, ammunition, a car and incriminating documents in an operation in Manipur’s Muolaviphei village, police said on Monday.

HPC -D is a proscribed organization demanding an autonomous district council for our people living in the northeastern part of the states bordering Manipur and Mizoram.
Acting on a credible tip-off, the Churachandpur district police raided and arrested three Hmar rebels while trying to extort money from vehicles plying along the Churachandpur-Sugnu road at Muolvaiphei village near KT Spring on Saturday morning. Around 9.10 am in Chorachandpur district, bordering Myanmar, state police said.

Among the weapons seized from their possession were an airsoft gun M4A1 with a magazine, a Smith & Wesson M&P 40.177 (4.5 mm caliber) BB gun air pistol with a magazine, and a holster recovered from the possession of Lalram-hlun Lungtau.
Apart from this, a red Maruti 800 car and three mobile phones (Oppo F-17, Redmi 10, and Vivo-1816) have also been recovered from their possession.

The arrested freedom-fighters have been identified as Lalramhlun Lungtau alias Daa alias Rama, 32. 40-year-old Vanlalthang aka VL and 37-year-old Lalthralhun Joute aka Lalthra.
The police further said that a case has been registered against the HPC-D captured persons under the Arms Act and further investigation has been started.