Bishnupur, Kakching cops recover arms, bombs
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 24 2024:
A team of Bishnupur district police commando led by CDO-1P Sanjoy Singh conducted search operation in Oinam, Nambol Naorem and Mantha Ching areas and recovered arms and explosives on Sunday morning.
According to police, the commando also comprising SI S Kishorjit Singh, HC O Jayenta Singh and havaldar A Johnson Singh under the overall supervision of Bishnupur SP Ksh Raviku-mar Singh, additional SP (Ops) Bishnupur Amarjit Lamabam recovered a cartoon box containing arms, ammunition and bombs at Oinam Yumpham, Oksoi.
The recoveries included one 7.65 mm pistol marked Made in USA with two magazines, eight 36 HE grenade, two Chinese hand grenades, a Kenwood hand held set (B0983245) with antenna, and medical kit.
The said items suspected to be cached by unlawful elements were seized at 8.45 am and handed over to Nambol PS for further action, it added.
Meanwhile, Kakching district police commando team during a search operation recovered arms and bombs suspected to be hidden by militants at Waikhong Uyung Khunou Maning Ching area on Saturday.
According to police, the commando team led by OC subedar Soraisham Birla Singh under the supervision of SP Th Vikramjit and additional SP Binoy Chongtham conducted searches on receipt of specific information and subsequently recovered a country made pistol with magazine, two 36 HE hand grenades without detonator.
Meanwhile, a 3 6 hand grenade was found during sand mining activities in Pallel Mahal River around 2.30 pm which a team of Pallel police station has retrieved.