Grenade event in Manipur, Kakching area, India on Mon 16th December 2024

On December 16, Manipur Police arrested 10 Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group (KCP-PWG) cadres along with arms and ammunition from three separate locations in Kakching District of Manipur including Kakching Lamkhai, Kakching Mamang Ching Laipham Loknung and Kakching Ching Kakpham, reports Manipur Police on X. The arrested cadres were identified as Irengbam Rameshwar Singh (48), Elangabm Herojit Singh (40), Heikrujam Prem (28), Okram Arundatta (30), Senjam Rebingson (27), Okram Amarjit (31), Aribam Ghanendrajit Sharma (25), Chongtham Rajkumar (26), Lisham Premananda Meitei alias Poirei (45) and James Ningthoujam (44). One 7.65 pistol along with magazine, one country made 9mm pistol along with magazine, one .32 pistol along with magazine, one country made 7.62 sniper rifle along with magazine, two Double Barrel Breech Loader (DBBL) guns, two Single Barrel Breech Loader (SBBL) guns, three Highly Explosive (HE) grenades along with one detonator, 19 live round ammunitions, two empty cartridges and two Baofeng handset along with two chargers were recovered during the arrest operations.