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Two Injured in Gun Attack; 13 Houses Burnt in Manipur

Imphal, Oct 18 (UNI) Two persons sustained injuries after unknown armed miscreants allegedly fired at a car travelling between Gwaltabi and Mahadeva along National Highway-202 under Litan Police Station in Ukhrul district on Sunday.
Police said in a separate incident, 13 abandoned houses belonging to the Naga community were burnt down at Skipping and Pilong Naga villages under Chassad Police Station in Kamjong district.
In Bishnupur district, a joint team of security forces recovered a substantial cache of arms and ammunition from the Saiton Khunou area under Phougakchao Ikhai Police Station today, following intelligence inputs about the presence of illegal weapons.
The recovered items included one SLR rifle, one M16 rifle, one CMG carbine, one M-79 grenade launcher, one 9 mm pistol, one 81 mm mortar launcher, mortar shells, lethode shells, three 36 HE hand grenades and 213 rounds of ammunition of different calibres, along with other miscellaneous items.
In another development, security forces arrested two alleged active cadres of different insurgent groups in Kakching district.
Separately, a joint team arrested an alleged insurgent cadre in Thoubal district .
In Imphal West district, the Special Commando Unit arrested a person yesterday for allegedly shooting a man on November 6, 2023.
Police also reported the arrest of two alleged accused in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A team of NAB-PS arrested Md. Salman of Thoubal Moijing Awang Leikai, and Moulvi Ishaque of Lilong Nungei in Thoubal district. A total of 319.9 gram of suspected brown sugar was seized from them.
In a separate operation on October 17, police arrested the accused in connection with the shooting case and seized a double-barrel licence gun, four live 12-bore cartridges, a cartridge belt and a car.
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