Along Indo-Myanmar border town, a UNLF freedom fighter nabbed

Imphal: An active freedom fighter of the proscribed United National Liberation Front, (UNLF-Pambei group) was apprehended in the operation carried out along the Indo-Myanmar border in the Manipur sector during the past 24 hours, a defense wing statement said on Saturday.

In a follow-up action of law enforcement, special operations were also conducted at different locations, and security forces recovered three AK Rifles and one Tear Gas Gun from the Imphal West District.

Acting on specific intelligence, regarding the presence of the freedom fighters of the banned UNLF-P in the general area in Manipur’s Kasong village in Kamjong District bordering Myanmar on the East, security forces launched an operation and successfully apprehended one active freedom fighter of UNLF (Pambei).

The apprehended individual has been handed over to Kasom Khullen Police Station for further investigation.

The arrested freedom fighter has been handed over to the concerned police station for proper legal actions, the statement added.

The arrest of the UNLF freedom fighter was made when the security and police installed a total of 134 nakas/checkpoints in different districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley.

The police also detained 1220 persons in connection with violations in different districts of the state during this period.

Search operations were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Thoubal and Imphal West districts.