The Manipur Police not too long ago mentioned 80 per cent of weapons and ammunition looted from Ukhrul police station on Wednesday have been recovered.
They added {that a} whole of 16 weapons have been recovered. These embrace 9mm pistols, INSAS rifles, AK collection rifles, 9mm carbines and SLR together with 340 INSAS rounds, 250 carbine rounds, 201 rounds of 9mm, 180 rounds of AK rifles, and 10 rounds of SLR. The weapons had been reportedly recovered on Friday.
On Wednesday, an agitated mob attacked the Ukhrul police station and looted the arms following a violent conflict between residents of Hungpung and Hunpun villages within the Ukhrul district. The villagers resorted to heavy change of gunfire leaving 4 folks, together with a Manipur Rifles jawan, lifeless and injuring a number of others. The conflict was attributed to a century-old boundary dispute between the 2 villages.
Inspector Common of Police I Ok Muivah mentioned direct confrontation between the sparring events ceased since Wednesday night. He lauded the Civil Police, Manipur Rifles, Assam Rifles, and the Border Safety Power (BSF) for successfully controlling the violence.
Muivah additionally acknowledged the cooperation of village leaders in Hunphun and Hungpung for bringing the law-and-order state of affairs below management. Nonetheless, the curfew and the ban on web providers within the space haven’t been lifted but.
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