1. Extensive search operations by Manipur security forces yield significant arms cache.
2. The recovered cache includes various weapons and ammunition.
3. Operations conducted to secure vulnerable areas in hill and valley districts.
Imphal, Feb 18: Security forces in Manipur have conducted extensive search operations in both hill and valley districts, resulting in the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition aimed at securing vulnerable areas.
In the Thoubal District, the search operation yielded the following items:
- 01 81 mm Improvised Mortar
- 01 Single Barrel Rifle
- 01 36 HE Hand Grenade
- 02 Hand Grenade No. 90 MK-3
- 01 38 mm Anti-Riot Rubber Bullet
- 02 Tear Smoke Shell Soft Nose
- 01 2 Inch Mortar Shell with case
- 02 40 mm Lathode Bomb
- 02 7.62 mm ammunition
- 05 5.56 mm Blank Cartridge
- 01 SLR magazine
- 01 Improvised Exploded Shell
In a separate operation on February 17, a substantial cache of arms and ammunition was recovered during search operations and area domination exercises.
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In Koubru ridge near Boljang of Kangpokpi district, the operation seized:
- One SLR with magazine
- One 9mm pistol
- Two 36 hand grenades
- Ten 7.62 mm rounds
Additionally, in the general area of North Changoubung, Kangpokpi district, the search operation recovered:
- One carbine machine gun with magazine
- One 7.62 SLR magazine
- One 36 hand grenade
- One wood-piercing shell
- One locally made pumpi
Further operations in Haijang forest area in Churachandpur district led to the recovery of:
- Three single-barrel 7.62 country-made rifles
- One tear gas launcher with one full ammunition box containing 24 rubber bullets (cartridge 38mm Anti-Riot)
- One AK-47 with one magazine and three live rounds
- Four 9mm pistols with four magazines and ten 9mm ammunition
Additionally, in response to violent mobs vandalizing and setting fire to government properties in Churachandpur, security forces resorted to the use of legal force.
During the incident, two individuals succumbed to injuries, and fourteen sustained injuries.
Moreover, two personnel of security forces were also injured during the operation.
