The Manipur Police on Sunday afternoon said seven militants of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) were arrested during a midnight operation conducted by commando teams and CRPF units at Heirok Part-III in Thoubal district.The operation took place from around 1 am to 3 am.Arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession, police said.Some locals, however, tried to obstruct the personnel by hurling stones following which “non-lethal means were used to disperse them,” a police officer said.A few vehicles of security forces were damaged, he said, adding, the situation is now under control.The police and security forces have been conducting search operations across Manipur since the ethnic violence broke out in May 2023.More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic strife between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups.The Centre had imposed President’s rule in the state on February 13 after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned.The state assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been put under suspended animation.
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