Massive Arms Haul Uncovered in Manipur: Security Forces Strike

Over the past three days, Manipur has witnessed a significant arms seizure by security forces. Operations in various districts led to the confiscation of an array of weapons, including rifles, hand grenades, and ammunition. These successful raids highlight ongoing efforts to curb illegal arms possession in the region.

Police reported on Thursday that a massive cache of arms and ammunition has been seized from different locations across Manipur over the course of three days.

In a raid conducted on Wednesday at Champhai hill in Imphal East district, security forces managed to confiscate an M-16 rifle, a .22 rifle, two SLRs, a country-made Sten gun, two carbines, eight country-made 9 mm pistols, 30 magazines, and 12 two-inch mortars.

Continuing their operations, the forces seized further weaponry from the Luwangshangbam area of the same district, including two .32 pistols, a 9 mm pistol, two hand grenades, and improvised two-inch mortars. Another successful operation in Khelakhong, Imphal West district on Tuesday saw the confiscation of an SLR rifle, a modified .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, 16 live rounds of ammunition, and hand grenades. On Monday, a search in Gelbung village, Bishnupur district, resulted in finding an AK-47 rifle with a magazine, a 12-bore single-barrel rifle, a 12-bore pistol, a 9 mm carbine machine gun, five detonators, and 2.5 kg of IED. In Churachandpur's Kangvai, the raids revealed two improvised mortars, known locally as 'pumpi', along with two locally-made hand grenades and two country-made pistols.

(With inputs from agencies.)