11 firearms and three grenades seized in Imphal East foothills
Acting on a tip-off, a joint CRPF and police team searched the Bongbal Khollen foothills.
Security forces recovered 11 firearms in an operation in the Bongbal Khollen foothills of Imphal East district, police said on October 27.
The joint CRPF and police team acted on a tip-off. The haul included an A1 rifle, a 9 mm pistol, double- and single-barrel 12-bore guns and a locally made pistol, along with three hand grenades and ammunition.
Everything seized was handed over to Thoubal Dam Police Station. Search operations have been going on across the state since ethnic violence broke out three years ago.
