Arms, ammunition recovered in Manipur

IMPHAL: Manipur police today recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a house in Kangpokpi district and arrested its owner.

Two AK-47 rifles, one MA-3 assault rifle, one pistol, seven magazines, 215 live rounds and three camouflaged pouches were seized from the house at Heiroklen area, police said.

Police and Assam Rifles personnel jointly raided the house following specific information in the small hours today.

It was suspected that the seized arms and ammunition belonged to the newly floated militant outfit United Socialist Revolutionary Army, police said.

The owner of the house was arrested.