Manipur: 5 held for carrying weapons donning camouflage uniforms, locals protest arrest

Five persons were arrested by the Manipur Police for carrying sophisticated weapons while donning camouflage uniforms, an official said.

There have been reports of “extortion, threats, misuse of police uniforms and impersonation by armed miscreants”, and in view of this, police has been making all-out efforts, he said.

“In one such operation, on Saturday, five persons were arrested. They have been produced before the judicial magistrate and remanded into further police custody,” an official statement said.