One nabbed, arms & ammunition seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 30 2019:
A combined team of Patsoi police and a column of 26 Assam Rifles arrested an individual suspected to be an underground militant, along with some arms and ammunition from KBS brick factory, Patsoi, yesterday at around 7 pm.
According to a reliable source, acting on specific information regarding the presence of some UGs at KBS brick factory, a combined team of Patsoi police and a column of 26 Assam Rifles conducted a search operation at the brick factory.
During the cordon and search operation, one suspected UG cadre identified as Hijam Romesh (31) s/o (L) Khongmei of Langthabal Kunja Heinou Makhong was arrested and the security forces recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions hidden under his bed inside his Khola.
The source mentioned that the said individual has been reportedly working in the brick field for the past many years and had been staying in Khola.
The recovered items included three 9 mm pistols along with magazines and 22 lives ammunition, one .32 pistol with magazine and 22 live ammunition, 15 Chinese hand grenades, 15 pressure type detonators, one remote control, one IED circuit and a mobile phone handset.