IED event in Phoisanbung in Churachandpur District, Manipur area, India on Fri 10th March 2023

Assam Rifles, Border Security Force (BSF) and Manipur Police launched a joint cordon and search operation near Mashem River in the general area of Phoisanbung village in Churachandpur District of Manipur during the past 48 hours and recovered one M-16 Rifle, one 9mm pistol, four grenades, one Single Barrel Rifle, one Improvised Long-Range Mortar and war-like stores, Northeast Now reports on March 10. In another raid, the joint team seized eleven Single Barrel Breech Loader (SBBL) guns, one 9 mm pistol with magazine, three Improvised Heavy Mortar Pumpi Guns, four Improvised Heavy Mortar (Pumpi) Bombs, and seventeen rounds of 7.62 mm Ammunition (Sniper) from Churachandpur District.