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“A gunman has been arrested in Imphal West district of Manipur. A member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PSC) has been arrested from Tera Lukram Leirak on Friday (February 20, 2026),” the police said on Saturday (February 21, 2026).
“Arms and ammunition were recovered in another operation in Imphal East district,” they added.
“Among the items recovered were a .303 rifle with a magazine, a .22 rifle, a 9mm submachine gun with a magazine, two hand grenades, an improvised bomb, an MK-1 grenade and 57 bullets of various calibers,” police said.
Anti-drug security forces destroyed 30 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in Senapati and Churachandpur districts.
Illegal poppy cultivation on 10 acres was destroyed in Kangjang Hill Range of Senapati district. Twenty acres of poppy plantation was destroyed at Mongken in Churachandpur.
Published – 21 Feb 2026 11:07 AM IST
