SF foil bid to snatch firearms
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 29 2023:
Security forces foiled an attempt to snatch arm from state forces on Monday.
the incident occurred at 2nd MR battalion campus on Monday morning when large number of youthsgathered atthe gate of the campus with the aim to snatch firearms.
However, MR personnel along with central paramilitary farces deployed in the area dis-persed the mob bybringtear gas shells and five rounds.
Around 30 of them were detained and beaten up by security forces.
Following the incident, security forces checked commuters and beat those, who could not provide any valid reason for coming out during curfew hours.
On Sunday night too, a mob tried to snatch firearms from 9th IRB (Mahila) battalion at Khuman Lampak but their at-tempt was foiled by security personnel posted there.
Meanwhile, Assam Rifles ap-prehended three individuals along with one lnsas rifle, several live rounds and one hand grenade from Konung Mamang traffic point during routine frisking.
The three were travelling in an Alto Car bearing registration number MNO6LB-4969.Police source said that the arm and ammu-nition might be among those arms snatched from state secu-rity forces earlier this month.