Terror attack foiled in Manipur, huge cache of arms seized, IED neutralised

In a major success, a planned terrorist attack in Manipur was foiled by security forces today. Acting on specific inputs, troopers of the Assam Rifles and Manipur police personnel launched a search operation which led to the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition from Chingmanglei village in Churachandpur district which included one 7.62 mm SLR Rifle, one 7.62 mm M-16 Rifle, one 7.62 mm Modified Rifle, two 7.62 mm SLR magazine, one Chinese hand grenade and 15 live rounds of different calibers.

Meanwhile, in another incident, the Assam Rifles along with the Manipur police averted a terror strike by recovering an IED near Kuljang village in Chandel district on Monday. The Assam Rifles in a statement issued today said that the IED was meant to target the local populace as well as the security forces along the Sugnu-Joupi Road.

After clearing the area for the presence of any explosives, the recovered IED was destroyed at the spot itself.