Personnel of the Assam Rifles arrested a “senior commander” of a banned outfit and five other militants from the jungles of Churachandpur district in Manipur, the paramilitary force said on Saturday. The militants were apprehended on October 1 during an operation, it said.
“Assam Rifles in a daring jungle operation codenamed ‘Operation Songkot’ on October 1 apprehended senior commander SS Lt Jamkhogin Guite Lupho alias Pepsi of United Kuki National Army,” it said in a statement.