HT Digital
GUWAHATI, Sept 13: In a significant crackdown on illegal arms, the security forces in Manipur conducted extensive search operations in vulnerable hill and valley districts, recovering a cache of weapons, the state police announced on Friday.
The operations, aimed at enhancing security and maintaining law and order in fringe areas, yielded a major arms haul in the Shejang region of Churachandpur district.
Taking to the micro-blogging site X, the Manipur Police stated, “Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts.”
Among the items recovered were a Rocket, 7.5 feet in length, a Modified M-16 rifle, a Large-sized country-made mortar, a Medium-sized country-made mortar, three Medium bomb launchers, four Bomb launchers, and three Country-made mortar bombs.
“During the search operations the following items were recovered: i.01 (one) Rocket 7.5 feet, 01 (one) Modified M-16 rifle, 01 (one) Large size country made Mortar, 01 (one) Medium size Country made Mortar, 03 (three) Medium Bomb Launcher, 04 (four) Bomb Launcher, 03 (three) Bombs country made Mortar from Shejang, Churachandpur District”, the Manipur Police added.
