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Security forces recover 14 improvized mortars, war-like stores in Manipur

Assam Rifles, other central forces, and Manipur Police, acting on specific intelligence inputs, launched an operation in Khodang village in Churachandpur district and recovered the weapons and war-like stores

Sentinel Digital Desk

IMPHAL: A combined team of central and state security forces recovered 15 weapons on Saturday, in-cluding 14 improvised mortars, one single barrel gun, and other war-like stores, at Khodang village in Manipur's Churachandpur district. Defence Spokesman for Manipur, Nagaland, and Southern Arunachal Pradesh, Lt. Col. Amit Shukla, said that a joint team of the Army, Assam Rifles, other central forces, and Manipur Police, acting on specific intelligence inputs, launched an operation in Khodang village in Churachandpur district and recovered the weapons and war-like stores.

In a similar operation in Thoubal district, a joint team of Assam Rifles and police launched a search operation at Kwarok Maring and recovered one 9 mm carbine and other war-like stores. The recovered weapons and ammu-nition have been handed over to the police for further investigation. (IANS)

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