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Manipur Police recover arms, nab 2 suspects

Imphal, Oct 14 (UNI) Security forces continued extensive search operations and area domination exercises in the fringe and vulnerable areas across various districts of Manipur, leading to the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike stores, besides the arrest of two individuals in separate incidents yesterday.
During a search operation conducted at Phubala Mamang Pat, Bishnupur district, the troops recovered the following items: one INSAS Light Machine Gun (LMG) with magazine, one SBBL gun, one Chinese hand grenade, five 5.56 mm INSAS live rounds, five ballistic cartridges, six 12-bore cartridges, three .303 round chargers, one tube launching cylinder, one Baofeng handheld set, three bulletproof helmets, four bulletproof plates, and one rubber tube.
In a separate operation carried out in the Nepali Basti area, Churachandpur district, security forces recovered two single-barrel rifles, one countrymade mortar, two countrymade grenades, three countrymade shells, eight mortar bombs, 15 empty AK-47 cases, 25 live 7.62 mm rounds, and two wood-piercing shells.
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