WWII era bomb found
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 29 2025: A bomb believed to be from the World War II period, that did not explode or function as intended, was discovered on the IndoMyanmar border in Moreh on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.

Upon receiving a report about the presence of a bomb, a joint team of Central security forces and a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad of Manipur Police, with a sniffer dog, rushed to the suspected location.

The joint team safely neutralized the bomb, suspected to be of WWII vintage in Tengnoupal area along the Manipur-Myanmar border, the report said.

The bomb was found while digging at a paddy field at Tengnoupal under Moreh police station at around 10.30 am on Saturday.

Moreh, a border town along the Indo-Myanmar border, was a significant location during World War II, serving as a major depot for British forces involved in the Burma Campaign.

The area saw intense battles, and historical records estimate that a large quantity of supplies, including ammunition, was stocked there.

Tengnoupal was a battlefield of World War II.

The WWII period explosives and other war materials that had not exploded have been found from time to time in Manipur and Nagaland in the past few years.

The recoveries witnessed intense fighting between the Allied troops and the Japanese Army, aided by the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose-led Indian National Army in 1944 in the region.

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