Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 21:
Acting on specific information, troops of 44 AR under IGAR (S) launched a search operation at Tonglang area today and recovered some arms and ammunition, said a statement issued by the PRO of AR today.
The seized arms included one M 16 Rifle with one magazine, carbine machine with one round, two hand grenades, two UBGL grenades, two 5.56 ammunition and three live rounds of 9 mm.
During the course of the search ops, the troops came under fire from the militants and after a gun fight the militants escaped under cover of darkness and through the thick foliage, said the PRO and added that the militants were KYKL cadres and some of them have been injured.
In another incident, a mobile vehicle check post of 4 ARseized ganja from a Maruti van at Sawombung.
The ganja has been handed over the Narcotics Deptt.