Combined team recovers arms, explosives
Source: Chronicle News Service
Bishnupur, December 31 2023:
Combined security forces on Sunday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition along with explosives from the foothills of Dampi Range adjoining Gelbung and Salankonjil hill range.
According to police, based on specific input about movement of armed miscreants, a combined team of Bishnupur district police including police commandos led by additional SP (Ops), Bishnupur, personnel of Kumbi police station and a column of 2 Mahar conducted search operation in the said area.
Some suspected areas were cordoned off during the search from 8:30 am to 10:15 am which led to the recovery of one each of US-made M16 rifle with a magazine and country made 9mm with one magazine, 11 HE hand grenades, nine tube launchers, four ballistic cartridge/rounds and eight rounds of 5.56mm.A case has been registered at Kumbi police station for further investigations, the police report added.