Assam police recover huge cache of arms and ammunition
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IBNS): Security forces have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Chirang district.
Based on a specific information, a joint operation was carried out by Chirang district police, along with 5th Garhwal Rifles of Indian Army and 54 Bn SSB, in the general area of Gabrukhunda inside Panbari Reserve Forest, about 18 km north from Panbari police station on Tuesday.
A top official of Chirang district police said from 5.30 am today onwards, rigorous search has been carried out. Based on the lead given by source & Army tracker dog, digging was done at multiple places.
"During digging, at one place, 8 packets containing some suspected items packed in plastic material have been recovered. After unpacking in presence of independent witnesses, huge cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered," the police official said.
Security forces recovered 9 factory made rifle, 11 country made rifle, 56 rounds 7.62 AK series ammunition, 10 rounds 5.56 ammunition, 21 rounds 7.62 sniper ammunition, 10 rounds 7.62 Pika ammunition, 29 7.62 CTN, one 333 Nitro, one round M 20 ammunition, five rounds country made ammunition, 83 empty cartridges, 15 rounds 12 bore empty cartridges, three 7.62 pistol magazines, one .22 pistol magazine, 17 kg explosives (PEK), two HYT hand held Radio Sets (made in China) with additional battery, 02 one 12 Volt battery, 93 feet wire, 10 numbers suspected Lead/Iron balls and one extra barrel.
Police suspected that, the recovered arms and ammunition were belonging to insurgent group.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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