According to an official release, "Based on a specific intelligence, a joint operation was launched by a team of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police at Savomphai in Jiribam district, resulting in apprehension of two individuals alongwith recovery of a large quantity of illegal foreign cigarettes
During the last 24 hours, search operations and area domination were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Manipur, according to a press release.
The operations took place in coordination with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP and led to the apprehension of 17 cadres from the hill and valley-based groups and recovery of 31 weapons, 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition and war-like-stores.
Normal life came to a standstill in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Saturday as the Joint Student Body (JSB) called for a total shutdown to mark the second anniversary of the ongoing ethnic crisis in the state.
According to the police, 08(eight) IED, 08(eight) local made Hand Grenade, 25(twenty-five) Electric Detonators, 05(five) No 8 Detonators, 40(forty) 5.56 mm INSAS rounds, 60(sixty) .62 mm AK rounds 01(one) Motorola set with Charger were recovered during search operations.
During search operations, six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from T Minou village (under Moreh Police Station) in Tengnoupal district of Manipur, on April 26.
In a series of intelligence-based operations, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles, in coordination with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP arrested 16 insurgent cadres and seized a large cache of weapons, explosives, and ammunition in the hill and valley districts of Manipur.
The operations were launched in coordination with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP in Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Imphal East and Imphal West districts.
The security forces in Manipur carried out search operations and area domination in the "fringe and vulnerable areas" of hill and valley districts and recovered three pumpi guns, the Manipur police said.
Manipur has witnessed a significant boost in security operations, with forces conducting search and area domination exercises in vulnerable hill and valley districts in the last 24 hours.
Manipur has witnessed a significant boost in security operations in the last 24 hours, with forces conducting search and area domination exercises in vulnerable hill and valley districts.