Churachandpur, October 1: A joint column of 2 JAK LI, Churachandpur Police, and CRPF (F/129 & A/129) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during an operation launched today at around 1:00 PM in the general area between Mavom and Nepali Basti, Churachandpur.
According to official sources, the recovery was made from a thickly forested area where the items had been concealed. The seized cache includes: 01 M-16 automatic (local made Chinese style) with mag (Regd No: 326107), 02 single barrel rifles (Regd No: 162746), 02 9mm pistols (local made Chinese style) with mag (Regd No: 623107, 15642171), 01 improvised mortar (Pompi), 02 HE No.36 hand grenades (local made), 01 smoke grenade, 19 INSAS empty cases, 05 12-bore rounds (03 empty, 02 live), 09 AK-47 empty cases, 09 7.62mm empty cases, 01 Baofeng wireless set, 01 battery wireless set, 01 BP helmet, and 01 BP jacket cover.
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The recovered items have been handed over to Churachandpur Police Station (OC/CCP-PS) for further documentation and investigation. The case has been registered under GD entry no. 18/CCP-PS/2025 dated October 1, 2025.