One held with bombs, ammos
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 22 2023:
A member of an banned underground outfit was arrested by Traffic Control Unit, Imphal West with live ammunition and lathode bombs yesterday at around 3.30 pm from Moirangkhom crossing.
Traffic police personnel on duty at Moirangkhom crossing signalled one Eeco van driven by an unknown person to halt but the driver tried to escape.
However, the Traffic Police team managed to stop the vehicle.
On spot verification, the driver identified himself to be a member of a banned underground outfit.
On checking the van, 68 live rounds of lathode ammunition, 575 live rounds of 7.62 ammunition and 322 live rounds of 5.56 ammunition were found concealed inside a plastic bag.
The man was arrested on the spot and the ammunition of different calibres and the lathode bombs were seized.
He was later handed over to Imphal police station along with the seized items.