Security forces recover weapons
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 06 2022:
Tamenglong Battalion of Spear Corps/IGAR (East) recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kahulongyillage in Tamenglong district on Saturday.
In a release, PRO (Defence) informed that based on specific inputs, regarding movement of armed cadres at night and their likely interference in elections, security forces launched an operation on intervening night of March 4 and 5.Later a search operation was conducted on Saturday, which led to the recovery of a huge cache of weapons, ammunition and stores which included 13 pistols of various types, magazines and 11 live rounds.
Locals thanked security forces for their help in the conduct of safe, free and fair elections.
Successful operation was called off after sanitisation of the area.
The recovered arms and ammunition have been handed over to Tamenglong Police Station for further legal action.