AR apprehends man with weapons

Our Correspondent Imphal, April 30 (EMN): In a “cordon and surveillance operations”, a combined team of 25 Assam Rifles and Churachandpur district police arrested one individual along with three weapons on April 29, according to police sources. On verification, the arrested individual identified himself as Lunmang Haokip alias Mark son of Thongsei Haokip of B Aijalon, Churachandpur and he confessed to have transported 3 arms which belonged to one Thangsei Haokip of B Aijalon from S Geltui village towards B Aijalon on the same day, said Superintendent of Police Rakesh Balwal of Churachandpur district in a press communiqué issued on April 30. From his instance the three weapons –one MA-3 MK-11 Rifle, one GSG-5P Carbine and one M4-A2 Carbine were recovered from his house, the communiqué said. The hunt for the other accused are in full swing while the arrested accused person has been remanded into the police custody for 8 days. A case has also been registered under section 25(1-C) Arms Act, it added.