Man held with firearms at Torbung Bangla
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 15 2024:
A combined team of security forces apprehended a man with firearms during frisking-checking operation carried out in Torbung Bangla area along Imphal-Churachandpur highway around 11.15 am on Monday.
The arrested man has been identified as Liansonlal Vaulnam (22) s/o Chinkhemung of Pearsonmun, Churachandpur.
The team recovered one 9mm pistol with four rounds in the magazine, and one tear gas smoke grenade from his possession.
According to a police report, a combined team of BSF, 9 AR, 16 Kumaon Regiment, 193 Bn CRPF and Manipur Police conducted a frisking-checking operation in Torbung Bangla area from 6 am till noon on Monday.
At about 11.15 am, around 20 Kuki volunteers came from Churachandpur direction in an unregistered Mahindra pickup and a Tata Yodha (MN 02 G 0436).The team halted the vehicles and conducted a thorough checking, wherein the weapons were seized from the possession of Liansonlal.
Both the arrested man and seized items have been subsequently handed over to Churachandpur PS for further action.