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- Manipur police arrested two brothers, Sheleibam Tomtin Meitei (27) and Sheleibam Jagatshyam Meitei (35), on Tuesday for their role in a firing on a CRPF convoy in Imphal West.
- The two brothers are active members of the banned outfit National Revolutionary Front Manipur, according to police.
- Their father, Sheleibam Yaima (56), was arrested earlier on September 11 in connection with the same attack on the CRPF at Khonghampat.
- Investigators have linked the brothers to the August 22 firing on Sashastra Seema Bal personnel at Lamlong bazar in Imphal East and the September 10 CRPF convoy firing.
- Police recovered an AK-47 rifle with 43 live rounds, a 9mm pistol with three live rounds, a car, an auto-rickshaw and a scooter, and the arrests come amid a crackdown in which over 800 insurgents have been held since the May 3, 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur.
What to watch next
- Further arrests or charges related to the August 22 SSB firing and September 10 CRPF convoy attack
- Recovery of additional weapons or vehicles linked to the NRFM
- Whether the crackdown on insurgents in Manipur continues after the 800-plus arrests
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