A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in forest areas at Malugaon along the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh border on Wednesday.
Acting on specific inputs regarding movement of armed militants, a team of Army with Assam police launched an operation near Assam-Arunachal border in Malugaon and recovered the arms and ammunition.
Additionally, the Indian Army had revitalized its sources and corroborated a specific input of the presence of weapons in Malugaon.
During the operation, one MQ 81 assault rifle along with 136 rounds of ammunition, seventeen rounds of ammunition of 9 mm pistols and two detonators were recovered.
The operation was a continued demonstration of synergy and coordination between Indian army and Assam Police, said an official.
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