Huge number of weapons recovered in 4 Manipur districts

Imphal: Security forces recovered numbers of arms, bombs and ammunitions in Noney, Churachandpur, Tengnoupal and Kakching districts of Manipur.

Manipur Police Control Room on Tuesday said, one 5.56 HK Assault Rifle with magazine, one 7.62 rifle, one Carbine Machine Gun with magazine, three .32 Pistol with magazine, three Lathode Grenade, two Handheld Radio sets, three live round ammunitions, one tactical pouch with belt were recovered from a place between Mongjarong Khunou and Old Nungnang village, Noney district.

Two pumpis with eight rounds and one single barrel were recovered from the area of Lailoiphai village, Dongjang village and Hengken village, Churchandpur district, it added.

It said, one AK-47 rifle with two magazines, one  ountry made .22 rifle along with magazine, 14 live round ammunitions, four SBBL gun, one Sig-Sauer pistol along with one magazine, three IEDs, one suspected IED case box, one shot gun belt, one sling, three Tac phone along with battery, five BPJs, one combat dress, one combat T-Shirt, one sleeping bag, one black carrying bag, four empty pipes, one black pipe, 100 gm suspected Gun Powder were recovered from Maojang, Tengnoupal district.

One bullet proof jacket, three hand grenades (Indian made), nine live rounds, one local made Pompi were recovered from hill range of Purum Khullen village, Kakching district, it added.