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Security Forces Seize 203 Weapons and IEDs in Manipur Hill District Raids

They build on phased disarmament efforts instituted under President’s Rule, aiming to dismantle armed networks after the 2023 Meitei-Kuki violence.

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Manipur police and other security forces have been working tandem.
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Overview

  • Joint intelligence-based raids conducted from midnight July 3 to early July 4 in Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi, Chandel and Churachandpur uncovered 203 weapons, 30 IEDs and other war-like stores.
  • In parallel valley-area searches, security forces recovered 11 firearms in Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts and arrested one person in Imphal East for illegal handgun possession.
  • The arms haul comprised INSAS, AK-series and self-loading rifles, sniper rifles, carbines, grenade launchers, mortars and improvised weapons, accompanied by ammunition and grenades.
  • Operating under President’s Rule, Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, Indian Army and CAPFs maintain area domination and have appealed to residents to report or surrender looted arms.
  • These July raids build on earlier disarmament drives that saw 307 weapons seized in February and 328 in mid-June as part of efforts to restore normalcy after the ethnic clashes.