Security forces in Manipur have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including 12 pistols and two rifles, during operations at two locations in Imphal West district
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IMPHAL — Security forces in Manipur have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including 12 pistols and two rifles, during operations at two locations in Imphal West district.
Informing this in a statement late last night, Manipur police stated that 10 Pistols along with a Magazine each, five 38mm Anti-Riot Rubber shells, one Detonator, four empty cartridges, one INSAS Rifle along with two Magazines, one .303 Rifle along with Magazine, one single bore barrel, four bolt action rifles, five live rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition were recovered from Langol hill range under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West district on Sunday.
Prior to this recovery, the security forces also recovered two single barrel guns, two .32 pistols, two No. 36 HE grenades, 99 ammunition rounds of different calibers from Ingel Hill, Tendongyang under Sekmai Police Station in Imphal West district on Saturday, the statement said.
The Security forces also arrested two cadres of two banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) groups in the last two days.
On Sunday, security forces arrested an active cadre of KCP (Apunba), one Laishram Gopen Singh alias Punshiba (40) of Tentha Mathak Leikai, Thoubal district from his locality under Khongjom Police station. A mobile phone, a bag and camouflage clothes consisting of T-shirts and uniforms were recovered from him, police said.
It added that one Huidrom Sunder Singh alias Sanathoi alias Salai (41) of Sekta Awang Leikai, Imphal East district, a cadre of KCP (MFL), was also arrested from Sawombung Khunjao under Lamlai Police Station under Imphal East district on Saturday.
It may be mentioned that the security forces have recovered a large-scale cache of arms and ammunition, including 31 pistols, 19 single barrel rifles, 50 improvised explosive devices (IED), 2 SLR, 1 AK rifle, a number of mortars, grenades, and communication devices during extensive intelligence-driven operations in the state's five hill and valley districts in March this year.