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Imphal, Oct 8 : On Oct 7 troops of 9 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) launched operation near village New Zalinmoul, Moreh and apprehended four cadres of UNLF traveling in a Maruti Van. On the spot interrogation, the apprehendees revealed the presence of more militants between Moreh and Khundengthabi. The patrol swiftly launched a search operation and apprehended two active cadres of UNLF and one active cadre of PREPAK alongwith warlike stores and explosives who were carrying out reconnaissance to plant IEDs on National Highway 102. The prompt action by the troops of 9 AR thawed the nefarious designs of the insurgents. Recently there has been recent spurt of the activities of militants along NH 102 and they have been receiving inputs about the movement and plans of these militants. The militants were nabbed before they could succeed in causing casualties and damage, thus averting a major accident. Out of the total seven apprehended cadres six were from UNLF and were resident of Village Nambol Leimpokpham, PO – Nambol, Bishenpur, while the seventh was a cadre of PREPAK and resident of Vill-Hairang Kheithong, Maibam Leikai, PO – Kawa Imphal West. Three pistols with live rds, two radio controlled IEDs weighing one kg each, one Radio set and other war like stores were recovered from the apprehendees. The apprehendees have been identified as SS Pvt Leimapokpham, age 37, SS Pvt Yumnam Hemanta Singh, age 23 yrs, SS Pvt Naobi Singh @ Momcha, age 27 yrs, Oiunam Inaocha Singh, 47 yrs, Y Herojit Singh, 32 yrs, Wahengbam Sunil Singh, 36 yrs, Yumnam Bungobi Singh, 28 yrs, All the apprehendees along with the recoveries were handed over to Lamphel police station.
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