𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐥

A joint team of central and state forces recovered arms,grenades and explosives at the foothills of the Yerum Ching area under Nongpok Sekmai Police Station in Manipur’s Thoubal district.

The joint team, comprising personnel of the Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, BSF and CRPF, busted a temporary camp and concluded the operation with the recovery of a cache of arms, ammunition, explosives and other warlike stores hidden inside the camp. No arrests were made during the operation, which lasted around three hours.

The recovered items include:
(i) three single bolt-action rifles;
(ii) five 9 mm pistols, each with a magazine;
(iii) one 36 HE hand grenade;
(iv) three INSAS magazines;
(v) one SLR magazine;
(vi) 40 rounds of ammunition of different calibres;
(vii) four detonators;
(viii) two bulletproof vests;
(ix) three helmets;
(x) one sling;
(xi) two tear smoke shells;
(xii) one grenade No. 80 MK I;
(xiii) one anti-riot rubber bullet; and
(xiv) one tear smoke grenade.