Overview

• Security forces searching the forest between Maohing and Changoubung on Wednesday recovered an M16 with 10 rounds, a .303 rifle, two Colt machine guns, three pistols, a .22 rifle, six bolt‑action rifles, two short‑barrel rifles, three improvised launchers, two grenades and four radio sets.
• A separate operation near Kotzim yielded a 9 mm carbine, a single‑barrel rifle, three improvised mortars, two hand grenades and three pull‑mechanism rifles, police said.
• In Moreh, Tengnoupal district, police arrested V Shiva, also known as Ishwar Pandey, on allegations of extortion, smuggling and supplying arms to militants.
• Two militants were apprehended in the last 24 hours: Sarangthem Ibomcha Meitei of KYKL in Imphal East and Suraj Oinam of KCP (PWG) in Imphal West.
• Officials described the recoveries as part of intensified search and area‑domination operations across vulnerable areas, with another seizure reported in Khongnangpokpi in Imphal West.