Firearms, bombs fished out from Khuga River
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 19 2023:
A combined team of 16 Kumaon Regiment and Bishnupur district police on Tuesday recovered a cache of weapons including bombs from under Khuga River at Koibung and Phougakchao Ikhai Mamang Leikai stretch during a search operation.
According to police source, during the search operation conducted from 7 to 9 am, the combined team recovered one each carbine with magazine, country made 9mm pistol with 3 rounds, improvised motor tube, smoke shell, four HE hand grenades, two 51mm HE motor shells, 17 Improvised mortar shells, nine 12 bore rounds with belt and 200 grams of gun powder.
The recovered items have been handed over to Phougakchao Ikhai police station for further investigations, the report added.