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Security forces seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives during search operations in Manipur’s Kakching and Thoubal districts, a police statement said .
The seizure once again points to the trying times the state is going through and is literally living on the edge. As far as law and order is concerned .. A situation neither the state government nor the Centre has any clue as to how to bring about peace.
AS per PTI report, The security forces during search operations and area domination on October 5 at Wabagai Natekhong Turenmei area of Kakching district seized three carbines with magazine, one air gun rifle and 9 mm pistol, two single barrel guns, 14 grenades without detonators, one 51 mm mortar, two MK-III grenade, a suspected container weighing 4.755 kg explosive IED, the statement said.
During another operation earlier at Chingkham Ching area in Thoubal district, security forces seized one SMG carbine along with magazine and SSBL along with a .32 pistol.
One 81 mm mortar shell, four hand grenades, three detonators, 45 live ammunition, five green grenades, seven tear smoke grenades, 11 tear smoke shells, two stun shells (normal), and others were also seized, it added.
