Kuki Liberation Army freedom fighter arrested by Manipur police

Imphal: Manipur Police has arrested a Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre in Churachandpur district.

The arrest was made on March 28 and the man has been identified as 31-year-old Minsy, hailing from Bijang, Sangaikot, Churachandpur.
Manipur Police have recovered a 7.62 SLR with a magazine, an AK-56 rifle, INSAS 5.56mm magazine, a BPJ cover with 2 BP plates, and 216 live rounds of ammunition from Minsy.
He is said to have been involved in extortion activities along the road leading to Chandel district.
A case has been registered and investigation is on.
Meanwhile, an alleged blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has shaken a village in the Jiribam district of Manipur.

An explosion rocked Durgapur village in the Borobekra Sub Division of Jiribam District early this morning, as a suspected IED bomb planted by unknown miscreants detonated outside the shop owned by H. Manikumar Singh.

The incident occurred at around 2:20 am local time and caused significant damage to the shop but resulted in no casualties.