Assam Rifles and local police seized narcotics and illegal areca nuts worth crores in coordinated operations across Manipur and Mizoram; three persons were apprehended.
Based on specific intelligence Assam Rifles and the Customs Preventive Force recovered 327 bags of illegal Areca Nuts worth 1.83 crores on Monday that had been dumped and concealed in the jungle near Chhungte village in Champhai district.
The joint operation was launched following specific intelligence inputs about the movement of narcotics in the area. An Area Domination Patrol was carried out towards New Champhai village, during the heroin was seized.
The Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Department of Revenue Intelligence, seized contraband worth Rs 8.3 crore in Vairengte town located in the Kolasib district of Mizoram.
In a joint operation, the Indian Army's 34 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group (SOG) Shopian, and CRPF 178 Battalion apprehended two terrorist associates in the DK Pora area of Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir.
In a significant operational development near New Samtal village in Chandel district of Manipur, along the Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB), a patrol of the Assam Rifles was fired upon heavily by suspected cadres on 14 May 2025.
Assam Rifles and Custom Preventive Force recovered 2.5 kg heroin worth Rs 17.54 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district on May 15, 2025. The drugs were handed over to the Custom department for further action.
The Union Home Ministry has ordered the creation of another India Reserve Battalion (IRB) of Tripura State Rifles in the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha said.
The newly built Obstacle Course, the first-of-its-kind in Guwahati, features ten well-designed physical challenges that will enhance the stamina, agility, and discipline of cadets. It is designed to train Senior Wing Girl Cadets and Senior Division Boy Cadets, especially those preparing for
The Army's Eastern Command said in a post on X, "Acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres nearby New Samtal village, Khengjoy Tehsil, Chandel District near the Indo-Myanmar Border, Assam Rifles unit under Spear Corps launched an operation on 14 May 2025."
The operation was conducted on May 13, and security forces recovered AK series rifles, a large quantity of ammunition, grenades, and other war-like stores.
In a breakthrough, a series of joint operations launched by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles in the hill and valley districts of Manipur between May 5-12 resulted in the apprehension of 16 cadres from the hill and valley-based groups.