Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered

Imphal: A combined team of Bishnupur commando unit of Manipur Police and a Column of 16 Assam Rifles on Friday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition during an ‘extensive’ search operation conducted in and around the surrounding area of Nambol Khathong Maning Pat.

The arms and ammunition recovered during the search operation were one AK-56 rifles, one AK 56 Magazine, two 9 mm pistol, two 9 mm pistol magazine, one point 22 mm pistol, one point 22 pistol magazine, five Lethode Bomb, one hand held set, 22 AK-56 ammunition, eight numbers of 9 mm ammunition, 10 point 22 ammunition, nine numbers of M-16 ammunition and one M-16 grenade.

The seized items have been handed over to Nambol Polices station for further necessary action. A case has been registered at Nambol Police sation.