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In Manipur, 328 weapons and ammunition were recovered in the joint search operation of the security forces. These include rifles such as self -loading rifles (SLR) and INSAS.
AdGP Lahri Dorji Lahatu of Manipur Police said that the joint team of police, Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), Army and Assam Rifles raided five districts in the midnight of 13-14 June.
It recovered 151 SLR rifles, 65 INSAS rifles, six AK series rifles, two influential rifles, one Ar-15 rifle, five carbine guns, two MP5 guns, 12 light machine guns (LMG), six pistols and other war materials recovered.
Apart from this, 591 magazines and thousands of rounds (bullets) were recovered. These include 3534 SLR rounds, 2186 INSAS Round, 234 AK Round, 407 Amogh Round, 2252 rounds of .303 and 20 rounds of 9 mm. The operation also included 10 grenades, three letters, seven detonators and three para shells.
Search operation was conducted in 8 districts 10 days ago The Army and Assam Rifles conducted a search operation with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF and ITBP from 26 May to 5 June. During this period, raids were conducted on the basis of intelligence inputs in districts in Kangpokpi, Thobal, Kakching, Tenganupal, Bishnupur, Jiribam, Imphal East and Imphal West.
In this, 23 cadres were caught and 40 weapons, nine improvised explosive devices (IED), grenade, ammunition were recovered. In Chadong in Imphal East district, the army recovered 05 IEDs with a total of 35 kg of explosives.
A hideout recovered two 12-bore rifles, explosives, ammunition and war related goods. On June 1, two IEDs, one .303 rifle, four single barrel rifles, three improvised mortars (pompes), ammunition and other war materials were recovered at Khuangmun in Churachandpur district.
