𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟵-𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗽𝘂𝗿 — 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀.

In a recovery, security forces in Manipur have found a country-made rocket loaded with explosives in Churachandpur district, officials said on Tuesday, October 8.

The rocket, measuring nine feet in length and weighing around 200 kilograms, was discovered on Sunday near S Lonphai and Tuikong villages.

Police sources said the discovery has heightened security concerns, as it comes months after an elderly man was killed in a rocket attack in Moirang, Bishnupur district, in September 2024. Authorities are probing possible links between the recovered weapon and militant outfits active in the region.

In separate counter-insurgency operations this week, Manipur Police arrested two active insurgent cadres belonging to different banned groups. On October 7, an operative of the Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA), identified as Khongbantabam Priyobarta Meitei alias Boicha alias Tomba alias Abung (37), was arrested from his residence at Kwakeithel Kongjeng Leikai under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West district. Police seized a mobile phone and an Aadhaar card from his possession.