Imphal, August 29: One person was killed and another injured in heavy firing between two groups at Narainsena in Bishnupur district on Tuesday morning, police said. Officials said a village defence volunteer, who was staying at a relief camp, was killed when a bomb suddenly exploded. Another person was hit on his shoulder by a bullet and has been admitted to a hospital in Imphal, officials said, adding his condition is stable. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Holds Meeting With Manipur Delegation, Asks COCOMI To Initiate Dialogues With ‘Responsible Kuki Leaders’
Meanwhile, four militants belonging to different outfits were arrested in separate operations and arms and ammunition were seized from them, police said on Tuesday. During search operations, police teams nabbed one insurgent each of the NSCN(IM) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and two overground workers of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) (Lamyanba Khuman faction) from Imphal East and Bishnupur districts, a police statement said. Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Directs Trial of CBI Cases in Assam, Asks Guwahati High Court Chief Justice To Choose Trial Judges
Six firearms, five cartridges and two explosives were also seized during the operations, it said. Search operations were conducted by security forces in fringe and vulnerable areas of the five valley districts, it said.