Manipur: Huge Quantity of Arms, ammunition recovered in Imphal West
The Police Control Room, Manipur Police on Friday stated that the situation in the state was under control during the last 24 hours.
IMPHAL- Huge Quantity of Arms and ammunition were recovered by a combined team of security forces during a cordon and search operation conducted in the general fringes area of Imphal West on Friday.
During the search operation conducted along the periphery of Sangaithel, the combined teams successfully recovered huge quantity of Arms and ammunition.
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According to police sources, The recovered items are one CMG with empty Magazine, one 9mm Pistol with empty magazine, 55 live rounds of 7.62 ammunition, four 36 HE grenades, one 51 mm Mortar illumination shell, one 2-inch Mortar Shell, five 32 live ammunitions and two Baofeng Radio Set.
Meanwhile, the Police Control Room, Manipur Police on Friday stated that the situation in the state was under control during the last 24 hours.
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Search operations and area dominations were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts, stated a release.
During the search operations, one Carbine Machine Gun with Magazine, two 9mm Pistol with magazine, two HE-36 Hand grenades, one IED (500gm) and 16 ammunition were seized from Nakhujang Village Hill Range, Kangpokpi district, it stated.
Movement of 71 vehicles along NH-2 with essential items has been ensured. Strict security measures are taken up in all vulnerable locations and a security convoy is provided in sensitive stretches in order to ensure free and safe movement of the vehicles, it mentioned.
It further stated that a total of 129 Nakas/Checkpoints were installed in different districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley, and Police detained 156 persons in connection with violations in different districts of the state.
