Imphal: The prime accused of the September 19 ambush, in which two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five others injured by an armed group in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, was arrested on Wednesday, officials said.

A senior police official said that on receipt of specific information about the presence of armed militants in the Kameng area in Imphal West district, a team of the district police, Assam Rifles, and other security forces launched a special operation early on Wednesday and apprehended Khomdram Ojit Singh alias Keilal, 47.

At the spot interrogation, he admitted that he is a bailed-out member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and stated that he still continues to work for the outlawed outfit.

Khomdram also revealed that he was arrested earlier on April 22, 2007.

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