18 bunkers dismantled, arms recovered
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 07 2023:
A combined team of state and central forces dismantled four bunkers cum shed built at Sajirok village under Patsoi PS on Friday.
According to a police report, the team consisting of Patsoi Police, Imphal West District commando, 4/4 GR, 170 /C BSF Battalion and 33 AR in the pres-ence of Imphal West district duty magistrate and along with sup-port of locals of Sajirok village dismantled four bunkers cum shed which were built in the area, from 9am ti1111.15 am Friday.
On the other hand, combined teams of state police and cen-tral forces continued to conduct search operations in vulnerable and fringe areas of both hill and valley districts on Friday, a press note by Police Control Room of Manipur Police conveyed.
As per the press note, while the situation was tense in some places with sporadic incidents of firing and con-gregation of unruly mob during the last 24 hours, the situation remained normal in most districts.
On Friday, 18 bunkers were destroyed in Imphal East, Imphal West, Churachand-pur, Bishnupur and Kakching districts by combined team of Manipur police and central security forces.
Five firearms, 74 rounds of ammunition, and five HE hand grenades were recovered from lmphal East district.
Regarding reports pub-lished in the local newspapers on Friday of armed miscreants burning down Kongba Maru Laiphamlen, Imphal East on Thursday, police inspected the site and found that the tem-ple and Laibung (prayer hall) were not damaged but only a store room, water tank and a farm shed near the campus were burnt.
Meanwhile, about 126 checkpoints were installed in different districts, both in the hill and the valley, and 270 people were detained in connection with violations on Friday.
The Control Room reiter-ated its appeal to the public to extend all possible help in bringing normalcy in the state, to clarify any rumour by dialling rumour free number -9233522822, and to return and deposit arms, ammunition and explosives to the police or security forces immediately.