Key Highlights
- Gunfire triggers fresh tension in Manipur “The seized firearms include an M-16 rifle, an SLR, a single-barrel gun, two single-barrel bolt-action rifles and a 7.65 mm pistol,” police said.
- “The explosives and ammunition recovered include 10 grenades, four detonators, two arm rings, an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing about 3 kg, one explosive shell, one 51 mm mortar bomb, six tear smoke shells and 71 live rounds of ammunition,” they said.
- Centre gives another extension to panel probing Manipur violence “A quadcopter drone, along with related accessories, was also seized during the operation,” they added.
- Police said security forces are continuing search and area domination operations in fringe and vulnerable areas across districts.
- Published - January 01, 2026 11:07 am IST Manipur Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences.

