Over 300 weapons surrendered on last day: Police
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, February 27 2025: The Governor's appeal to voluntarily surrender illegal weapons has yielded positive response with 307 weapons, including 246 by Arambai Tenggol at 1st MR, submitted on Thursday alone, said a statement issued by the police control room.

The statement also acknowledged roles of different groups, including youth volunteers, community leaders, civil society organisations (CSOs), and women's organisations in facilitating the surrender process in both the valley and hill districts.

On Thursday, multiple arms and ammunition were handed over to Bishnupur district police.

Surrendered items at the Commando Unit Bishnupur included two SLRs with two magazines and three rounds, one DBBL gun, three 12 Bore cartridges, four HE hand grenades, and one bulletproof jacket (vest) .

Over 300 weapons surrendered on last day: Police

At Moirang police station, one .303 rifle, one SBBL gun, one DBBL gun, two country-made 9mm pistols, two Baofeng Walkie-Talkie sets, five bulletproof jackets, seven head patkas, four barrels of ammunition, and one Motorola Walkie-Talkie set were surrendered.

Three DBBL guns, one SBBL gun, 32 12-bore cartridges, 33 AK, 10 SLR and 11.303 rounds, three bulletproof jackets, seven BP plates, one INSAS magazine, two INSAS ammunition, four bulletproof helmets, one BP patka helmet, two .303 casings, 54 demo low explosives, six Walkie-Talkie handsets, and three Walkie Talkie chargers were surrendered at Moirang PS.

At Bishnupur PS, surrendered arms included three DBBL guns, four SBBL guns, two bolt-action guns, one 9mm pistol, five SBBL rounds, 31 AK ammunition, 30 .303 rounds, 30 SLR rounds, one empty SLR case, one tear smoke shell, five stun shells, one HE hand grenade, eight Baofeng Walkie-Talkie sets, five Baofeng set chargers, 11 BP plates, three fibre plates, one wooden plate, one magazine pouch, 18 bulletproof vests, and 16 helmets.

At Phougakchao Ikhai PS, one SBBL gun, one patka combat helmet, eight helmets, one BP plate, two locally made bulletproofvests, three pairs of jungle hunting boots, 12 bulletproof jackets, one camouflage fullsleeve T-shirt, one complete commando uniform, three tube launchers, 17 ammunition chargers, 74 empty cases, three 7.62x39 mm rounds, one .303 round, and one 5.56 mm found.

Additionally, between February 23 and 27, arms, ammunition, grenades, and other military-grade items were surrendered to the Special Commando Unit, Khabeisoi, Imphal East district.

The surrendered items, displayed at the office of the officer-in-charge, special commando unit, Khabeisoi, included one modified .303 rifle with a magazine, one country-made sniper rifle, one .22 revolver pistol, one INSAS magazine, one BP light fibre with green cover, two BP iron vests with black and camouflage covers, seven light headgear, one riot headgear, 10 .22 ammunition, 12 .38 revolver ammunition, six .45 live rounds, 63 AK rounds, nine rounds of sniper 30.06 spring ammunition, 19 BMM ammunition, one 7.62 ammunition, five M16 ammunition, one Pompi cartridge, one HD ballistic cartridge, seven stun empty cases, one Chinese hand grenade with a detonator, two Indian hand grenades with detonators, two Baofeng wireless handsets, two tear smoke shells with soft nose, two stun grenades, six smoke bombs, five camouflage pants, four camouflage shirts, two camouflage T-shirts, and one camouflage cap.

The large number of arms and ammunition, grenades, and munitions surrendered were handed over to the Heingang PS.

In Tengnoupal district, two INSAS Rifles (looted from Tengnoupal PS), one 51 mm mortar (looted from Tengnoupal PS), one INSAS magazine, one INSAS, LMG magazine, 22 9mm ammunition, six misfired INSAS rounds, one misfired AK round, six empty cases of INSAS, three magazines of carbine, two magazines (9mm), three BP jackets without plate, two Pompi guns, three IEDs, two country-made hand grenades, one carbine with sling, another sling, one double barrel grip, and three mortar (Pompi) rounds were surrendered to Tengnoupal district police and 5 Assam Rifle under Moreh PS.

Earlier on Tuesday, one SLR with a magazine, three sniper rifles, one .32 pistol with magazine, one .38 revolver, one 81mm mortar, two mortar shells, two tear smoke shells (CS), one dye marker grenade, one HE hand grenade, 175.303 ammunition, three head pat-kas, three handheld radio sets, nine bulletproof jackets, and seven pairs of jungle boots were surrendered at the office of SP Thoubal.

Providing details, the police statement on Thursday informed that out of the total 307 weapons surrendered, 246 were submitted at the 1st Manipur Rifle campus by Arambai Tenggol, while 61 weapons were handed over at various other locations across the state.

Police emphasised that this voluntary submission would significantly contribute to restoring peace, communal harmony, and lawfulness in the state.

"As the seven-day period granted for voluntary surrender concludes today, we strongly urge all concerned individuals, especially the youths, to come forward and surrender any looted or illegally held arms to the nearest police stations, outposts, or security force camps," the police statement said.

It also appealed to community leaders, CSOs, and women's organisations to continue assisting in the surrender process.

Reassuring those still in possession of illegal arms, the police reiterated that no punitive action would be taken against individuals who voluntarily surrender their weapons within the given period.

However, they issued a stern warning that "any person found in possession of illegal or looted arms after the deadline will face appropriate legal action as per the law" .

"This is a last and crucial opportunity for everyone to contribute to peace, communal harmony, safeguarding the future of our youths, and ensuring the security of our society.

We again request all those still in possession of such weapons to avail themselves of this final chance to surrender them without any fear of prosecution within the given period," the statement read.