Other MoA event in Manipur, Itham Village in Imphal East District area, India on Sat 24th June 2023

On June 24, the Army released 12 cadres of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), who were apprehended in Itham Village in Imphal East District of Manipurfollowing a standoff with a mob of local residents led by women, reports The Indian Express. The Army said the decision to let off the captured insurgents was taken to avoid casualties and possible collateral damage amid the ongoing conflict in the state.One of the 12 cadres was identified as the self-styled ‘Lt Col’ Moirangthem Tamba alias Uttam, the mastermind of a 2015 ambush on a convoy of 6 Dogra Regiment in Manipur’s Chandel District in which 20 soldiers died.After the stand-off, the Army left the area with weapons and war-like stores recovered from the cadres.