Manipur: Police recover weapons, vehicles in raid after Imphal shooting
Imphal: Manipur police have recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons and stolen vehicles following a special operation conducted in the northern parts of Imphal city.
This operation comes in the wake of a shooting incident that left a 26-year-old man injured.
On July 12, Wakabam Nelson Singh was shot in the leg by unknown assailants along Lamphel Sanakeithel road in Imphal.
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In response, police conducted a special operation in Khuyathong Polem Leikai and Nagamapal areas.
The operation yielded a significant haul, including one Excalibur Rifle (7.62 mm AR (GHAATAK)) without a magazine, one MA-3 MK-II Rifle with a magazine loaded with 14 live rounds, two stolen four-wheeler vehicles and one stolen two-wheeler vehicle.
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The police are yet to identify the perpetrators or the motive behind the shooting.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The investigation is ongoing.