Arms seized by security personal:
The Sentinel
IMPHAL Nov 15: A combined team of the Assam Rifles and the police commandos of Imphal West district have unearthed a huge cache of arms and ammunition belonging to an underground organisation . This was stated in a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau (Defence wing). It said that the arms and ammunition had been stashed in a hiding place at Phumlou Siphai in Bishnupur district.
One link man of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) had been arrested on Saturday during routine frisking by the combined team. During interrogation the link man had spilled beans. He led the combined team to the place where the arms and ammunition were hidden. One AK-47 rifle with 60 rounds of ammunition, one .303 rifle equipped with rocket launcher, four hand grenades, one Chinese made sten gun and two walkie talkies were recovered from there. The arrested link man and the seized weapons were handed over to police for necessary follow up actions.
Meanwhile the Imphal West district police commandos arrested two insurgents belonging to the Kangleipak Communist party from Lagol Housing complex and Lamphel Sanakeithel. They have been detained in police custody for interrogation.
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