Cross-Border Militancy Foiled: Assam Rifles Nab Two in Manipur

Two Myanmar-based militants were arrested by Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel district. The arrest, executed on October 18 near Sajik Tampak, thwarted cross-border militant movement along the India-Myanmar frontier. The suspects belong to the United Tribal Volunteers Group and have been handed over to local police.

In a decisive security operation, Assam Rifles apprehended two Myanmar-based militants on October 18 in Manipur's Chandel district, near the strategic Sajik Tampak area.

The operation effectively thwarted a cross-border militant movement along the sensitive India-Myanmar frontier. The suspects are identified as members of the United Tribal Volunteers Group.

This arrest comes amid ongoing ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023, causing over 260 fatalities and leaving thousands homeless.

(With inputs from agencies.)