Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Manipur 3 arrested
Imphal Nov 28 PTI An RPG launcher and shell an M-16 UBGL and various AK variants were among a huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Manipurs Imphal East district on Sunday police said A UNLF militant and two others were arrested for allegedly concealing the weapons inside a 500-litre water tank buried underneath a cowshed a police officer said Acting on a tip-off police commandos conducted a door-to-door search in Huikap Awang Leikai Chonga Loukol in Andro police station area in the afternoon when one person suspiciously tried to run away on seeing the law enforcers he said The police personnel chased the man and nabbed him He turned out to be a 43-year-old United National Liberation Front UNLF insurgent identified as L Prafullo Singh the officer said Based on information provided by him a 500-litre plastic water tank buried underneath a cowshed was dug out and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was found in it he said Thirteen AK-56 rifles a rocket propelled grenade RPG launcher and shell one AK-81 rifle with three magazines an AK-86 rifle with three magazines one M-16 rifle with a magazine one M-16 A-4 under barrel grenade launcher UBGL with a magazine 200 cartridges of 762×39 mm calibre and 10 cartridges of 556 mm calibre were seized the officer said Two other persons identified as L Kumar Singh and W Tompok Singh were also arrested for allegedly helping the militant in concealing the weapons he added PTI COR ACD ACD
Imphal Nov 28 PTI An RPG launcher and shell an M-16 UBGL and various AK variants were among a huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Manipurs Imphal East district on Sunday police said A UNLF militant and two others were arrested for allegedly concealing the weapons inside a 500-litre water tank buried underneath a cowshed a police officer said Acting on a tip-off police commandos conducted a door-to-door search in Huikap Awang Leikai Chonga Loukol in Andro police station area in the afternoon when one person suspiciously tried to run away on seeing the law enforcers he said The police personnel chased the man and nabbed him He turned out to be a 43-year-old United National Liberation Front UNLF insurgent identified as L Prafullo Singh the officer said Based on information provided by him a 500-litre plastic water tank buried underneath a cowshed was dug out and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was found in it he said Thirteen AK-56 rifles a rocket propelled grenade RPG launcher and shell one AK-81 rifle with three magazines an AK-86 rifle with three magazines one M-16 rifle with a magazine one M-16 A-4 under barrel grenade launcher UBGL with a magazine 200 cartridges of 762×39 mm calibre and 10 cartridges of 556 mm calibre were seized the officer said Two other persons identified as L Kumar Singh and W Tompok Singh were also arrested for allegedly helping the militant in concealing the weapons he added PTI COR ACD ACD
