Arms, ammos recovered during search ops
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 20 2024:
A combined team of Imphal East district police and 20 Jat regiment recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition believed to have been hidden by insurgents.
According to a police source, the combined team conducted search operation at Tamanlok near Brick Field under Yaingangpokpi police station following a tip-off that suspected insurgents have cached arms in the area.
During the search operation, the security team recovered three long range mortars (Pompi), one country-made .303 rifle, two 12 bore rifles with 10 live rounds, one Chinese radio set, two handgrenades with detonator and 10 live rounds of ammunition.
All the recovered items have been handed over, to Yaingangpokpi police station.