Imphal . A huge quantity of arms and ammunition have been seized from various parts of Manipur in the last 3 days. Police said that this action was taken during the operations conducted in various districts of the state.
Police said that in a special operation at Champhai Hills in Imphal East district, security forces recovered one M-16 rifle, one .22 rifle, two SLR rifles, one country-made Sten gun, two carbines, eight country-made 9 mm pistols, thirty magazines. , and seized 12 12-inch mortars.
In this sequence, security forces recovered two .32 bore pistols, one 9 mm pistol, two hand grenades and two two-inch mortars and other items in Luwangshangbam area. According to the police, one SLR rifle, one modified .303 rifle, one 9 mm pistol, 16 cartridges and some hand grenades were seized in the operation conducted at Khelakhong in Imphal West district.
Police recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, one 12 bore single barrel rifle, one 12 bore pistol and one 9 mm carbine machine gun from Gelbung village in Bishnupur district. Along with this, the police also seized five detonators and two and a half kilogram IED. During a raid conducted at Kangwai in Churachandpur, two mortars (pumps), two locally made hand grenades and two country-made pistols were seized.