Arms, ammunition recovered from Manipur’s Imphal East district

The recovered items include a rifle, pistol, carbine, mortars and hand grenades

Imphal: Security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Saturday.

The operation was conducted in Awang Potshangbam hills in the Heingang area on Friday, they said.

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The recovered items include a rifle, pistol, carbine, mortars and hand grenades, a police officer said.
Further investigation is underway.

Recently, police had seized arms and ammunition during an operation conducted in Manipur’s  Kakching district. A 7.62mm self-loading rifle, an SBBL gun, a country-made 9mm pistol with magazine, a country-made .32 pistol, three hand grenades, cartridges and a wireless set were seized, according to a police officer said.