JOINT OPERATION IN CHURACHANDPUR: TWO FOREIGN-MADE RIFLES, 240 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND 1.027 KG OF SUSPECTED BROWN SUGAR SEIZED; ONE SoO GROUP CADRE ARRESTED
Last updated on October 30, 2026 12:07 pm
On the night of 26th October, 2026, an INT based operation was launched by a joint team of Churachandpur District Police, 129 Bn CRPF and 5 Assam Rifles at Kingkin village near M. Songgel, Churachandpur District.
During the operation, the joint team intercepted a suspicious white Bolero vehicle and conducted a search, leading to the recovery of
- One foreign-made AK-series rifle,
- One foreign-made MA1 rifle,
- 240 rounds of assorted ammunition
- Two transparent plastic packets containing brown sugar weighing approximately 1.027 kg.
One individual, identified as Letkhothang Khongsai (23) of D. Lhangjol village was arrested during the operation. During preliminary questioning, he disclosed that he is a cadre of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) group KNF (MC).
The arms and ammunitions, vehicle and the contraband drug belonging to the arrested person were also seized.
