Arms, ammunition recovered from Manipur village
Police seize 9mm pistol with magazine, anti-riot gun, hand grenades and other articles from Thongkhonglok village in Bishnupur district
Imphal: Security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in Manipur’s Bishnupur and Thoubal districts, a police statement said on Wednesday.
From Thongkhonglok village in Bishnupur district, security forces on Tuesday seized one SLR with a magazine, one .303 rifle, one 12 bore single barrel gun, two 9mm pistol with magazine, one anti-riot gun, two INSAS LMG magazine, two INSAS rifle magazine, four hand grenades, one detonator, five anti-riot shell, ammunition and other articles, the statement said.
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Meanwhile, police arrested a member of the banned outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) involved in extortion from Mantripukhri Bazaar near Bengali crossing in Imphal East district on Tuesday.
One 9mm pistol with magazine, two money receipts of KCP (PWG) and other articles were seized from his possession, the police said.
