IMPHAL: In a joint operation, the security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Jiribam district.
As per reports, the combined operation by the Army and Manipur police resulted in the recovery of one M1 carbine rifle with two magazines, 336 live rounds of ammunition, 61 empty cases of AK rifle ammunition, two empty cases of 8 mm ammunition, nine empty cases of INSAS rifle, two live rounds of INSAS ammunition and one live round of SLR ammunition.
During the operation, the security forces also recovered 81 empty cases of 12-bore ammunition, three live rounds of 12-bore ammunition, one empty case of pumpi ammunition, one bulletproof jacket, one bag containing medicine and civilian clothes, and two firecrackers.
The security forces have achieved a breakthrough through the recovery of a huge number of weapons in the aftermath of the killing of a CRPF jawan by the suspected Kuki militants at Mongbung village in Jiribam on Monday.
One Sub-Inspector of the Manipur police, a commando of the state forces, and one CRPF personnel were injured in the gunfight.
The recovered items were handed over to the police for necessary investigation.
Police said that combing operations will continue to apprehend the culprits involved in the incident.
