Manipur Violence: 5 arrested for carrying weapons wearing fake police uniform, local people protested

The incidents of violence in Manipur are not stopping. Manipur Police has arrested five people for wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying sophisticated weapons. Giving this information amid violence in the state, an official said that there are continuous reports of extortion, threats, misuse of police uniforms, and impersonation by armed miscreants in Manipur.

The officer said that the police are making every possible effort to deal with such incidents. "In a similar operation, five people were arrested on Saturday. They were produced before a judicial magistrate and remanded to further police custody," the official further said in the statement.

The Manipur Police statement said that a large number of people came to protest against the arrest of the accused and tried to attack "Porompat police station (in Imphal East district)". Seeing the crowd of people, the security forces fired tear gas shells, due to which the crowd dispersed.