Grenade

Grenade event in Manipur, Imphal West District area, India on Thu 6th July 2023

6th July 2023

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On July 6, a statement from Manipur Police stated that a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in an operationcarried out involving a joint team comprising of Imphal East District Police, Assam Rifles and Border Security Force (BSF), reports Northeast Now. During the operation, the forces recovered five firearms, an equal number of HE hand grenades and 71 rounds of ammunition from the Leitanpokpi foothills in the Imphal East District.The statement indicated that these weapons were reportedly abandoned by the Kuki militants. Additionally, a misfired 51 mm mortar shell was recovered in a paddy field in Phayeng in Imphal West District.

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