Imphal, Oct 14: Huge arms and ammunition were recovered in the Kangpokpi district of Manipur on Friday (Oct 13) morning following a search operation by the security forces, the officials said. Manipur Police, in a post on X, said that Kangpokpi District Police along with Assam Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a search operation on the morning of October 13 at Singda Kuki village under Kangchup PS of Kangpokpi District.

 

 

 

 

"During the operation following weapons were recovered. Arms--one improvised pumpi, 2 improvised projectile launcher, 2 muzzle loading rifles, 1 303 rifle and ammunition--303 magazine with ammunition - 3 nos, 2 country made rounds, 1 lathode bomb," it said. Earlier on Thursday, weapons and warlike stores were recovered during joint combing operations by security forces in violence-affected Manipur, an official said on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to a defence spokesperson, an extensive search of the area by the security personnel of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Churachandpur Police was launched on Thursday. "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.

 

 

 

 

The reason to mention the fact that Kangpokpi is a Christian dominated area of the violence hit state, is that the violence in Manipur is being catalyzed in a particular areas, by agencies and organizations not yet known publicly. Manipur that has largely surrendered to Christian conversions is today thriving with communal violence, that has a strong ethno-religious background. This particular fact needs to be stressed to track down the nexus of violence in the North Eastern state of Manipur.

 

 

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