IMPHAL, Feb 24: A significant quantity of arms and ammunition was voluntarily surrendered by civilians across Thoubal, Imphal East, and Imphal West districts on February 23, marking a major step in maintaining peace and security in the region.

In Thoubal District, the surrendered arms included one SMG carbine with a magazine, one tear gas gun, two sniper rifles, a double barrel gun, a single barrel gun, a .38 mm pistol, two 2-inch mortar shells, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) weighing 2.1 kg and 1.07 kg, seven 36 HE hand grenades, five Baofeng handheld radios, and one Patka.

Imphal East District also saw a large surrender, with items submitted at both the HGN Police Station and the PRT Police Station. These included one AK-56 rifle with a magazine, one MAS series bolt-action sniper rifle (7.62 mm) with a magazine, one .303 rifle with a magazine, thirty rounds of .303 ammunition, and eleven rounds of AK ammunition.

Imphal West District witnessed the voluntary surrender of a 9mm Carbine A1 at the Imphal Police Station on February 22, 2025.

As part of heightened security measures, security forces conducted intensive search operations and area domination exercises in vulnerable areas of both hill and valley districts. These operations led to the recovery of additional weapons and explosives. In Churachandpur District, a major operation in Langza under CCP-PS resulted in the discovery of one .303 rifle with a magazine, three country-made single barrel guns, one high-trajectory modified 81mm mortar (Pumpi), two country-made IEDs weighing approximately 500g each, one country-made IED weighing around 1 kg, three modified .303 live rounds, one live round of 81mm mortar, three improvised country-made bombs, and three improvised Pompi ammunition.