BISHNUPUR July 27 — Security forces recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during a Cordon and Search Operation in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on July 27, 2026.
The joint search was conducted in the area between the northern side of Lamdan and Geljang under the jurisdiction of Loktak Police Station.The seized arsenal includes an AK-47 rifle with two magazines, a double-barrel breech-loading gun, a country-made sniper rifle, three 9 mm pistols with magazines, a 51 HE mortar shell, two 36 HE hand grenades, and a hand grenade equipped with a tube launcher.
Security personnel also recovered anti-riot grenades, multiple magazines, ammunition rounds of various calibers, and other tactical items as part of ongoing efforts to disarm the region and restore peace.