Imphal: Indian security forces, in collaboration with the Manipur police, recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives from a Naga village near Irilbung police station on Saturday.
Acting on intelligence that armed individuals were hiding in and around Phunal Maring Naga village in Imphal East district, a joint operation was launched by the Assam Rifles and Manipur police.
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The operation, which lasted about two hours, successfully led to the recovery of various weapons and explosive devices.
Among the items seized were five 9 mm pistols, two 36 hand grenades without detonators, a submachine gun carbine marked ‘CT05’ (lacking its magazine and grip), five live 303 ammunition rounds, four live AK-47 rounds (7.62 mm), a single-bore barrel with registration number 1667-76, two detonators, a radio set (BAOFENG), a country-made machine gun with its magazine, two .22 live ammunition rounds, and five anti-riot shells.
While no arrests were made during the operation, the seized items have been deposited at the nearest police station for further legal action.
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