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Security forces foiled major terror attack in Manipur, four NSCN(IM) militants nabbed with huge quantity of explosives

| | Jan 23, 2017, at 01:35 am
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IBNS): Security forces had foiled a major attack planned by NSCN(IM) after arresting four cadres of the outfit group with huge quantity of explosive in poll bound Manipur on Sunday.

According to the reports the police commandos of Imphal West district had arrested four NSCN(IM) cadres along NH-37 of Imphal Tamenglong road.

The police commando team had intercepted the militants, who travelling on an empty truck from Tamenglong bazar to Khongsang bazar.

Security personnel had recovered 40 Gelatin explosive sticks, 58 Detonators, 26 metres of Cordtex, one Tata Truck (NL-01A-9772) and 18 Air gun ammunitions in possession from them.

The arrested militants were identified as Yambem Rakesh Singh alias James alias Pitru, Themreingam Kashung alias Agamboy, Ramreishang Hongchui and Lankhuanlung Kamei.

During the preliminary investigation, the arrested militants revealed that, they had carried the explosives to lay a series of explosions in the poll bound north eastern Indian state.

Later they were handed over to Patsoi police station.

Manipur is going to hold the assembly poll on Mar 4 and 8.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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