Looted arms from MPTC armoury, CBI denied entry to probe

Imphal: In an unprecedented move, more than 2,000 women from Pangei on Thursday refused to enter the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team that was searching for arms and ammunition at the Manipur Police Training College (MPTC) in Pangei had arrived to investigate the looting of the huge stock. After communal violence in Manipur.
Around 2 pm, a large number of women gathered in front of the main gate of the college. They sat in front of it blocking the entrance.
The CBI team reportedly arrived around 3.30 pm, but left the area after being denied entry by the mob.
It may be noted that during the communal conflict in Manipur on May 3, a mob allegedly stormed the MPTC Pangei and allegedly stole a large cache of arms and ammunition.

Heingang Police Station registered a case and started investigation to recover the stolen weapons.
A day after the riots began, on May 4 at around 2.30 p.m., reports of looting of firearms by a mob of kukis from the Kongpokpi Police Station, including sophisticated weapons from various armories, police stations and battalions, were reported. The looting of weapons started. In the valley region of the state.
A CBI team reached Heingang police station on Wednesday, where they set up a desk to collect relevant documents and information for hours to find out how many weapons were looted from MPTC Pangei and recover the weapons.