The Manipur security forces conducted search operations and area domination in the vulnerable hill and valley districts, following which they recovered a large weapons cache.
Security forces in Manipur arrested two individuals in Churachandpur district and seized a substantial cache of arms and ammunition during search operations, officials confirmed.
In a significant operation, the police team of South Salmara Mankachar district of Assam recovered and seized a huge cache of explosives including 760 numbers of sticks, and 525 detonators. Police have also arrested one person, said a release on Monday.
Earlier in the day, five Naxalites were killed, and a large cache of weapons was recovered during an ongoing exchange of fire between security forces and Naxals in the Abujhmadh jungle on the Kanker-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh.
Assam Rifles in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies seized a substantial cache of Heroin No 4 and Illegal Areca Nuts with a total value of Rs 1.5 crore in Aizawl and Champhai district, Mizoram and apprehended five individuals in four different operations from November 12 to Nov
In a major blow against illegal arms trafficking, Ferozepur police seized a significant cache of weapons, including 11 pistols and 21 magazines on Thursday. While the suspects managed to flee Police teams are using local intelligence to track them, DGP Punjab Police said.
According to an official release, the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, and other security forces have been relentlessly carrying out intelligence-based joint operations in both the hill and valley regions in Manipur.