Arms recovered
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2021:
A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered by Assam Rifles troops in the course of a search operation carried out at T Mongbung village, Noney district.
Acting on a specific tip off that cadres of Hmar Peoples Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) were moving around in the area, troops of 16 AR based at Keithelmanbi carried out a search operation in and around T Mongbung village at around 4.30 pm yesterday.
The troops found a number of arms and ammunition including bombs at around 6 pm, informed a source.
The items seized by troops of 16 AR include one AK rifle, two carbines, two .32 pistols and three .22 pistols.
All the guns had magazines.
In addition, 206 gms of gun powder, 2.55 Kgs of PEK, four safety fuses and ammunition of assorted firearms were also seized from the same spot, added the source.