India, Sept. 1 -- Two members of Meitei group Arambai Tenggol were arrested on Saturday for allegedly possessing nine foreign-made weapons, Manipur Police said on Monday.

Police said the weapons recovered from Laishram Tondomba Singh, 27, and Tourangbam Amarjit Meitei, 20, included seven HK33 rifles and two M4A1 carbine guns. Twenty-eight empty HK33 rifle magazines, two Glock .45 Auto pistols with four magazines, eight empty M4A1 carbine magazines, and 100 rounds of .45 ammunition were also recovered. The two were produced in court and remanded in nine-day police custody.

Arambai Tenggol has been active since the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur on May 3, 2023. The organisation claims to protect Meitei interests but has come under...