Feb. 3, 2025: In a series of successful joint operations, security forces comprising the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Police have recovered a significant cache of weapons, rockets, explosives, and ammunition from different districts of Manipur. The operations were conducted across Kakching, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, and Thoubal districts.
On January 26, 2025, acting on intelligence inputs, security forces launched an operation in Nepali Basti, Veitum Khullen – Khoken village road (Kangpokpi district) and recovered a 5.56 mm rifle, a 7.62 mm rifle, a modified .303 sniper rifle, a .22 pistol, a single-barrel rifle, two improvised mortars, grenades, ammunition, and other warlike stores.
On the same day, a cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Taibanganba) was apprehended in Waithou, Thoubal district, with ammunition seized.
In a major recovery on January 28, 2025, an operation between Loilamkot and Nalon villages in Churachandpur district led to the seizure of six long-range rockets (5-6 feet long), a launcher stand, a country-made mortar (Pompei), ammunition, and warlike stores.
A follow-up operation on January 30, 2025, in Chairel Khunou, Kakching district, resulted in the recovery of one 9mm rifle, a 9mm pistol, two grenades, ammunition, and warlike stores.
The recovered items and apprehended individuals have been handed over to Manipur Police for further investigation. The successful operations reflect the efficiency and coordination of security forces in neutralizing threats and ensuring regional security.
