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The Manipur Police on Monday arrested two people in connection with the killing of a senior police officer in Moreh in Tengnoupal district last year.
In a police statement, security personnel observed two persons, identified as Philip Khaikholal Khongsai and Hemkholal Mate, who opened fire on the vehicles of the security forces during round patrolling near Moreh College around 4:30 pm on Monday. The accused hid in a cluster of houses to avoid being captured.
On being fired upon, the security forces immediately retaliated and cordoned off the houses where the accused were hiding, according to the police statement.
During the operation, the two people were chased and overpowered by the security forces and detained for verification. Following spot verification, the accused were arrested.
The police recovered one pistol along with two live rounds, one Chinese hand grenade, ten live rounds of ammunition and ten detonators with fuse, the statement said.
Chingtham Anand Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Moreh, was shot at by miscreants at Moreh on October 31, 2023. He later succumbed to his injuries.
The arrests came as Manipur continue to witness sporadic incidents of violence following ethnic clashes between hill-majority Kukis and the valley-majority Meiteis on May 3 last year. Over 180 people have died and thousands of others have been internally displaced.
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