A joint operation in Manipur's Senapati and Churachandpur districts resulted in the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition, significantly impacting regional security and efforts to combat insurgency.
A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were seized in Manipur's Senapati and Churachandpur districts, police said on Friday.
In a joint operation conducted on Thursday at the Maranmei hill range in Senapati district, personnel of the Assam Rifles, Manipur Police and CRPF recovered 15 weapons along with a large quantity of ammunition, they said.
The seized arms included an AK-47 rifle with a magazine, an MP-5 rifle with a magazine, a .303 rifle, two .22 rifles, four locally made bolt-action rifles, three .32 pistols, two .22 pistols and a locally made shotgun. More than 70 live rounds of various calibres were also recovered, they added.
Police said the recovery of such a large cache of weapons was a significant step towards disrupting illegal arms supply networks operating in the region and would act as a deterrent against insurgent activities.
In another operation carried out in the Hengkapkot area of Churachandpur, security forces recovered additional arms and explosives.
The seized items included three single-barrel rifles, one .303 rifle, a pumpi, four rocket shells, a 500-gram cylindrical IED and a 4-kg conical IED.