Weapons recovered in search operations
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 16 2024:
A combined team of Churachandpur district police and 36 Assam Rifles on Wednesday conducted search operation in Kanan Veng area under Churachandpur police station leading to recovery of arms and ammunition.
According to police report, the combined team conducted the search from 6:30 am to 12:30 pm during which one .303 rifle, four 12mm single-barrel rifles, one 12mm rifle, one 9mm pistol, four improvised mortars (Pumpi guns), 57 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition, six .303 rifle rounds and two tear gas canisters were recovered.
Meanwhile, a statement of Manipur police control room informed that during a search operation conducted by security forces in Leirongthel Pitra Uyok Ching area under Thoubal district police on Tuesday, one 7.62 SLR rifle with magazine, a 9mm submachine gun with magazine, one 9mm pistol, a 12mm bore single-barrel gun, six 36 HE hand grenades, 58 live ammunition, two detonators, two tube launchers, one Baofeng wireless set with charger, one bulletproof jacket, two bulletproof plates, and five ammunition containers, were recovered.