Security forces recover 80 kg rocket and Chinese mortars in Manipur
A joint team of the Army and district police seized a large cache of explosives and weapons in Churachandpur.
Security forces recovered an 80 kg rocket, four Chinese-origin mortars, and several explosives from a jungle area in Manipur's Churachandpur district, according to The Pioneer on Thursday.
The recovery was made by a joint team of the Army and district police on Wednesday in a forested area near P Geljang village under the Kangvai sub-division.
Acting on intelligence inputs, the team found a rocket approximately 10 feet long, four 82 mm mortars of Chinese make, six improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and five Chinese grenades.
The police statement also noted the seizure of one CMG, a pistol, two single-barrel rifles, 30 mortar bombs of 82 mm and 51 mm calibres, and five rounds of 5.6 mm ammunition.
The seizure comes amid ongoing ethnic conflict between the valley-based Meitei and hill-based Kuki communities that began in May 2023.
This conflict has resulted in at least 306 deaths and left 49 people missing, while clashes between Kuki and Naga communities have also been reported recently.
