Sources said the number of missing weapons could be more. But more than half of those weapons have not yet been returned or surrendered. Organisations of both the communities alleged involvement of insurgent groups (belonging to both Meitei and the Kuki) in the violence.Ĭhief Minister N Biren Singh had earlier said that 1,014 weapons and over 7,500 ammunition were snatched from police stations and battalions camps during the riot. At least 75 people have died and over 35,000 others rendered homeless due to the riot involving sections of Meitei and the Kuki communities. ![]() Shah was in Manipur since Monday evening and held talks with leaders of both Meitei and Kuki communities in order to restore peace and bridge the distrust that pushed the Northeastern state into a turmoil. Read | Over 1,000 weapons snatched by rioters, 817 still missing: Manipur CM ![]() A combing operation will be launched tomorrow and those caught with such weapons will face legal action," Home Minister Amit Shah told reporters at Imphal on Thursday. "Today I want to make an appeal to everyone to surrender the weapons to police and other security agencies. The combing operation was ordered as repeated appeals by the Centre as well as the Manipur government for surrender of the weapons did not yield any response. The security forces including the Army will begin a combing operation from Friday in order to recover the weapons, which were snatched by miscreants during the riot since May 3.
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