IED event in Manipur, Thoubal area, India on Fri 17th February 2023

On February 17, security forces carried out search operations in Thoubal District of Manipur and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports India TodayNE. The items recovered included one 81 mm Improvised Mortar, one Single Barrel Rifle, one 36 highly explosive (HE) Hand Grenade, two Hand Grenade No. 90 MK-3, one 38 mm Anti-Riot Rubber Bullet, two Tear Smoke Shell Soft Nose, one 2 Inch Mortar Shell with case, two 40 mm Lathode Bomb, two 7.62 mm ammunitions, five 5.56 mm Blank Cartridge, one self-loading rifle (SLR) magazine and one Improvised Exploded Shell.