SFs recover huge cache of arms, ammos
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 10 2021:
A combined team of Kangpokpi District Police and 38 Assam Rifles recovered huge cache of arms, ammunition and other items cached by suspected militants near Haijang village under Kangpokpi district on July 8 .
According to police reports, a combined team of Kangpokpi police and troops of 38 AR launched a search operation based on inputs about a weapon hideout near the village.
On July 8, the combined team while searching an area of the jungle located about 5 to 6 km from Haijang village recovered the items hidden under the ground.
The recovered items include one AK-47 rifle with two magazines, one MA-1 rifle with one magazine, three M16 magazines, one lath-ode rifle, four country made pistols (0.22mm) with four magazines, four radio sets with charger, one UBGL grenade, one mortar projectile, 70 rounds of 7.62 mm, three rounds of 0.22 mm, 16 rounds of 5.56 mm and one pistol holster.