MANIPUR: Security forces have recovered a nearly 10-foot rocket, four Chinese-origin mortars and a haul of explosives from a jungle belt in Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said on Thursday (November 12).
The find was made by a joint team of district police and the Army on Wednesday in the area around P Geljang village in Kangvai sub-division, acting on intelligence inputs. It included one rocket weighing about 80 kg, four 82 mm mortars of Chinese make, six improvised explosive devices and five Chinese grenades.
Police also stated, that a CMG, a pistol, two single-barrel rifles, 30 mortar bombs in 82 mm and 51 mm calibres, and five rounds of 5.6 mm ammunition were also seized.
The seizure is among the largest in the hill districts in recent months. The ethnic conflict between the valley-based Meitei and the hill-based Kuki communities that began in May 2023 has killed at least 306 people, left 49 missing and displaced thousands. Clashes between Kuki and Naga communities have also been reported in recent months.
(With inputs from media reports)