After Governor’s appeal, nearly 300 looted arms, large amount of ammunition returned in a week. Radical Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol is likely to return over 200 arms and thousands of pieces of ammunition to the Manipur Police on Thursday or Friday. More such looted arms and ammunition are likely to be returned to the authorities in the coming days. More than 6,000 different types of sophisticated arms were looted from the police stations and outposts by the mobs and militants since May 3, 2023. The security forces, so far, have recovered a substantial number of the looted arms. Over half a dozen illegal bunkers, set up by the armed groups and village volunteers, have been dismantled by the security forces. The forces have also destroyed illegal poppy plantations in vast areas in various hill districts. They also arrested more than 50 cadres of various militant outfits and armed groups including the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG), and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfits.
