An extensive search was conducted in the violence-affected area of Manipur by the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force (BSF) and Churachandpur police in a joint operation, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. The team recovered warlike stores and weapons during the joint combing operations.“Responding to a specific intelligence regarding the presence of a cache of arms and ammunition, a joint team of Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Churachandpur Police in the general area of Gothal-Phoulijang in Churachandpur district on 12 Oct 2023 launched a search,” the official said, adding that it led to the recovery of the arms and ammunitions.Search Operations and Recovery of Arms & Ammunition:Search operations were conducted by joint security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Bishnupur, Kakching, Churachandpur and Thoubal districts. During the operations, the following items were recovered:(i)01 (one)… pic.twitter.com/x4HhQP8XvZ— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) October 12, 2023 Manipur combing opeartion finds The official also said that an extensive search of the area by the troops led to the recovery of weapons including one 9mm carbine gun, one tear gas gun, one improvised mortar, ammunition and other war-like stores.He also added that this search was conducted under the aegis of the Red Shield division of the Indian Army.All the recovered items have also been handed over to the Churachandpur Police Station for further investigation.Meanwhile, a medical camp was set up in the Gothal-Phoulijang village where essential items were also distributed as part of the civic action programme.The northeastern state of Manipur has been witnessing the horrors of ethnic violence since May 2023 following a Kuki-led tribal solidarity march in ten of the states sixteen districts. Hundreds have died so far with thousands more injured after ethnic clashes erupted between majority Meitei and minority Kukis.
