SAA event in Manipur, Awang Potsangbam, Imphal West District area, India on Mon 26th August 2024

Security Forces (SFs) on August 26 arrested six cadres of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) from Awang Potsangbam area of Imphal West District in Manipur, reports Northeast Today. The arrested cadres were identified as Oinam Naocha Meitei (26), Tharoijam Nanao Meitei (25), Yumnam Amit Kumar (38), Sandam Roshan Meitei (24), Moirengthem Boy Singh (41) and Waribam Ibomcha Meitei (35). During the operation, SFs recovered various items, including three gun-topping lenses (scopes), three live ammunition rounds, an empty tube-launching case, a four-wheeler vehicle, military fatigues, and other miscellaneous items. In a follow-up action, the Police conducted raids at different locations, seizing one single-barrel gun, one double-barrel (DBBL) gun, two live cartridges, three loaded magazines of AK-47 with 75 live rounds, five empty magazines of M-16 assault rifles, and 230 assorted live rounds, among other items