Arms, ammo recovered in combing operation
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 23 2023:
A combined team of Nongpok Sekmai police station and 19 Assam Rifles conducted search operation at Kotlen area under Nongpok Sekmai PS and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions.
According to a police source, the combined security team conducted combing operation at Koubru Chingyang located around 5km North-East of Kotlen village from 5am till 8.30am Saturday.
The combined security team also comprising OC of Nongpok Sekmai PS recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from the area.
The recovered items include one AK 56 rifles with two magazines and 40 live rounds, one radio set with antenna, one single barrel gun, three 36 hand grenades and 10 empty lathod cells.
However, no arrest was made in the operation and all the recovered items have been handed over to Nongpok Sekmai PS for further necessary action.
Acting on specific intelligence of presence of arms and ammunition in general area of Koirengei in Imphal East district, joint teams of Assam Rifles, Imphal East police and BSF launched a joint search operation on Friday during which one SLR and one pistol, ammunitions and four grenades were recovered, informed PRO IGAR (S) in a release.