Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 02 2010:
A huge cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered by a combined force of police commandos and security forces during a counter insurgency launched in the Loktak Lake area on Saturday, official source said today.
The cr�che includes four AK series rifles, 195 live rounds of AK, 81 rounds of 7.62 LMG live ammunitions, eight lathod bombs, 100 live rounds of US Carbine, two China made hand grenades, nine magazines, four magazines of LMG, six carbine magazines, one binocular and two detonators were recovered with the rounding up of four sympathizers and harbourers of the PREPAK, police said.
They apprehended persons were identified as Heisnam Biren (45) son of H Irabot of Khordak Mayai Leikai, Ningthoujam Sanatomba (60) son of late Kala of Khordak Awang Leikai, Salam Magulleima (35) son of late Matumba and Ningthoujam Chandrababu (22) son of N Sanatomba of Khordak Mayai Leikai.
The combined team Imphal west police commandos, 33 Assam Rifles and 12 Maratha Light Infantry personnel launched the operation at Laphupat Tera, Khordak, Nongmaikhong and some parts of Bishnupur Districts, the source said.