Security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Manipur’s Bishnupur district, police said on Saturday.The arms and ammunition were seized during a search operation in the Aigejang area of the district on Friday, they said. The seized arms and ammunition include one .303 rifle, one bolt action rifle, one .22 pistol with magazine, a 9 mm pistol, two SBBL rilfe, the police said.
“Search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley Districts. During the search operation, the following items were recovered. i.01(one) .303 Rifle, 01(one) Bolt Action Rifle, 02(two) nos. of SBBL Gun, 01(one) .22 Pistol with magazine, 01(one) 9 mm Pistol with magazine, 05(five) nos. of 36 HE Hand Grenade, 01(one) Chinese HE Hand Grenade, 04(four) nos. of 40 mm HE Lethod Grenade, 01(one) long range modified Mortar shell, 02(two) nos. of 2-inch Mortar HE shells with carrier, 10(ten) nos. of SLR empty cases, 02(two) nos. of Tear Gas Grenades, 01(one) Stun Grenade, 01(one) Smoke Grenade, 02(two) nos. of Smoke shell Soft Nose (LR 135 MTR), 03(three) nos. of Smoke shell Soft Nose (SR 50 MTR), 01(one) Smoke shell dual, 01(one) Wood Piercing shell (CS), 04(four) nos. of Anti-Riot rubber bullets, 02(two) nos. of Smoke Chilli Grenade, 03(three) nos. of Tear Smoke shell normal, 02(two) nos. of Tear Smoke shell CS and 01(one) plastic sack which was used in concealing the above items from fringe area between Aigejang foothills under Nambol-PS, Bishnupur District,” Manipur police said on X.
