Insurgents’ base camp busted at Laingoubi in Manipur

Imphal: A joint team of the Manipur police commandos and Maha Regiment column two busted a base camp of a valley-based insurgent group and recovered a cache of arms, ammo, and explosives in the southern part of Manipur during the past 24 hours.

Acting on specific intelligence on the presence of arms and ammunition, the combined team launched operations at Bishnupur district’s Laingoubi areas — Wangoo, and Wangjing, according to a police report issued on Tuesday.

During the search operations, the following items were recovered: one .303 Rifle (modified), one Carbine with an empty magazine, four Number 36 HE Hand Grenade with Tube Launching, one Country Pistol, Ten BP Helmet, 19 Pairs of shoes, 20 Belt, three BP Jacket, five P-Cap, one Bag, two mattresses, Dangri and Camouflage dress (nine shirts, 17 pants and one jacket) and two Carton Boxes of Medical items from Bishnupur District.

The recovered items were later handed over to the concerned Police station, the police added.