Arms, ammunition, 50 IEDs seized in Manipur

Security forces in Manipur seized 29 firearms and 50 IEDs during operations amid ongoing ethnic violence.

Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition and 50 IEDs from several hills and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday (March 21, 2026).

All the recoveries were made on Friday (March 20, 2026).

During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades and ammunition were recovered from the Wabagai Turel Mamei area in Kakching district, the statement said.

Twenty-nine improvised explosive devices (IEDs), along with five locally made hand grenades, five electric detonators and several other explosive items, were also seized from the vicinity of Loisi and Saivom villages in Tengnoupal district, it said.

Security forces seized eleven pistols, 85 live rounds of bullets, four camouflage BP vests and three firearms from the Lamdeng and Kameng areas in Imphal West district, the police said.

From the SL Zougam area under the Machi police station limits in Tengnoupal, nine IEDs, along with one pistol and ammunition, were recovered.