Manipur: Arms & ammo uncovered in adjoining district

Imphal: Indian security forces and state police recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, and explosive devices from an inter-district area between Imphal West and Kangpokpi in Manipur during an operation conducted over the past 24 hours, the police said on Sunday.

Based on specific intelligence about the presence of arms and ammunition, Manipur police and central paramilitary personnel, with the help of explosive detection dogs, raided a secluded area in Sairemkhul under Lamshang police station in Imphal West District, near Kangpokpi district.

The operation, which lasted about two hours on Saturday morning, seized:

• One 5.56 mm INSAS LMG with one magazine loaded with 20 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition
• One AK-56 rifle
• One self-loading rifle with one magazine loaded with 12 rounds
• One SLR rifle with one magazine loaded with 10 rounds
• One SLR rifle with one magazine loaded with 8 rounds
• One submachine gun 9 mm CARBINE 1A1 with one magazine loaded with 8 rounds
• One .303 rifle with one magazine loaded with 5 rounds
• One DBBL gun from Standard Gun Works
• Four high explosive hand grenades without detonators, along with four arming rings
• One Chinese hand grenade wrapped with black cello tape
• Two camouflage helmets
• Three bulletproof (BP) vests
• Four BP plates
• One camouflage magazine pouch
• One Khukri (knife)