In response to the appeal made by the state government, several persons dropped weapons they had snatched from the security and police armories in the ongoing communal violence in the state. As on Saturday, Imphal East District Police picked up 150 weapons of different types dropped by unknown people at the drop box set up at the residential gate of CAF&PD Minister L Susindro at Khurai Sajor Leikai in Imphal East district.

The drop box was installed for the people to surrender the weapons looted from police/security armories after the State Government issued a notification to return the looted arms and ammunition. After the outbreak of the communal clash on May 3, over 6,000 weapons were reportedly looted from different police armories in the state.

Meanwhile, combined security forces and police launched search operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Kakching, and Thoubal districts. 01 (one) 84 mm Illuminating round/shell was recovered at Moidangpok Khunou, Imphal West, and disposed of by the Manipur Police Bomb Disposal Squad, the police report said.

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