Manipur police arrests three Myanmar nationals from border town Moreh

Manipur Police on Sunday arrested three Myanmar nationals from border town Moreh in Tamenglong district for stealing furniture and other items from houses that were torched during the ethnic violence.

A senior police officer who do not want to be named told ET,"Manipur police Commando and police personnel during in a routine patrolling in Moreh town apprehended Aung Mae (30), Aung Aung (25) and Khamkhenthang Guite (25), who are residents of Myanmar’s Tamu and Namphalong Sawbua areas.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in his post on X said : “The trio is suspected of stealing furniture items/electric generators from the houses which were burnt down during the recent clashes.


They were handed over to the Moreh Police station for thorough verification. This happened when some particular organisations were objecting and protesting against the deployment of state police and commandos at Moreh town.”

It is apparent that these organisations do not want the presence of state forces in Moreh so that many of such Myanmarese can be brought into the country, the Chief Minister said adding that the state government cannot keep silent on such an alarming issue of illegal migration.

The Manipur government often said that Myanmar nationals often entered into the state illegally and remained involved in various illegal and hostile activities.

Manipur shares around 400 km unfenced border with Myanmar.