The Assam Rifles have arrested 15 men suspected to be al-Qaeda operatives from Moreh town in Manipurs Chandel District bordering Myanmar.
Imphal, Aug 19 : The Assam Rifles have arrested 15 men suspected to be al-Qaeda operatives from Moreh town in Manipur's Chandel District bordering Myanmar.
According to media reports, eight are from Myanmar, six from Bangladesh and one is a Kuki tribal from Manipur.
The militants were nabbed from a house in Moreh, about 120 km from Imphal on Friday, following a tip-off.
They were apparently going to Bangladesh via Manipur.
Six of them have reportedly admitted to working with the finance and publicity wing of the al-Qaeda.
ANI