One person arrested in Manipur with an AK-47, an SLR rifle, and a pistol—all of which had been looted.

IMPHAL : On October 22, the Manipur Police arrested Kamjau Vaiphei (32), a resident of B. Ajalon village, for his alleged involvement in several extortion cases. A stolen 9mm automatic pistol was recovered from his possession. Acting on information obtained during his interrogation, a joint team comprising the Churachandpur Police and the 58th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted a cordon-and-search operation in the forest near Tejang village. During the operation, two other stolen weapons—an AK-47 rifle and a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR)—along with five live cartridges and six spent 7.62mm casings, were recovered.