Overview

• A joint Assam Rifles–Mizoram Police team raided a house in Zokhawthar, Champhai, early Sunday based on specific intelligence about illegal arms.
• The search recovered one 5.56mm M4A1 carbine with a magazine, a red dot sight, 19 rounds of 5.56mm and 100 rounds of 7.62mm.
• One suspect, identified as Robert Vanlalliana, was arrested during the operation.
• The seized weapon, ammunition and the detainee were handed to Zokhawthar Police for investigation and legal proceedings.
• The action followed a September 19 recovery of multiple weapons near Saikhumphai, underscoring sustained sweeps along the unfenced Indo–Myanmar frontier.