Arms dealer apprehended
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 06 2014 :
Troops of Red Shield Division reportedly apprehended an arms dealer from general area of Old Bazar, Churachandpur district on September 4 .
According to a statement issued by PIB-Defence Wing, Imphal, based on specific input regarding the presence of an arms dealer in general area of Old Bazar, troops of Red Shield Division immediately launched an operation at 7:15 am.
The party persistently tracked the individual till 1 pm for further leads.
The team acted swiftly and established a cordon when it was confirmed that the individual was in possession of a weapon.
The party then apprehended the individual in the general area of Old Bazar, Churachandpur.
One 9 mm pistol alongwith its magazine and one mobile phone were recovered from the dealer's possession at the time of the apprehension.
The apprehendee alongwith recoveries was later handed over to Churachandpur Police Station, the statement of PIB-Defence Wing Imphal added.