Arms and ammunition recovered
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 20 2024:
A combined team of Kangpokpi district police, Assam Rifles and CRPF personnel recovered arms and ammunition during search operations at K Songlung and K Ponlen village today morning under Kangpokpi police station.
The search operations were launched by Kangpokpi district police, 22 Assam Rifles, 32 Assam Rifles and personnel of 66 Battalion CRPF acting on reliable information about presence of arms and ammunition at K Songlung and K Ponlen village.
During the search, the combined team recovered two pompi guns, two 9 mm Pistols, one country made Pistol, one made in Japan Revolver, ten live rounds of Light Machine Gun, eight live rounds of AK Assault Rifle, five hand grenades along with two detonators, three shells of Under Barrel Grenade launcher, one 51 Motor shell, one round of Pompi bomb, 2.5 Kilograms of IED and one Magazine of country made Pistol.
No arrests were made during the search operations.
The recovered arms and ammunition have been handed over to Kangpokpi police station for further investigation.
The security forces destroyed two bunkers at Leimakhong and Kangpokpi.