Two persons have been arrested and arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession at Tanhril in Mizoram’s Aizawl.
According to the police, the arrested duo has been identified as Indu Bikas (30) hailing from Silsuri and Lalhmangaihzuala (45), a resident of Chawngte.
Acting on a specific input, the CID (Special Branch) operation team of the Mizoram Police recovered one AK Rifle (made in china) along with one magazine at Tanhril from the illegal possession of the two persons.
The accused duo and seized items have been handed over to the Vaivakawn police station. Further, cases under sections 25(1A), 25(1AA)/29 Arms Act r/w 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have been registered for further investigation, the police said.
Meanwhile, informing about the arms seizure, the Mizoram Police wrote on twitter, “Illegal possession and dealing in sale/ purchase of FireArms/Ammunitions without valid license or authorisation is a serious crime. Acting on a specific input, today, CID (SB) Ops Team recovered and seized one AK Rifle (Made in China) alongwith one Magazine at Tanhril (Aizawl) from the illegal possession of Indu Bikas (30) s/o Bannua Moni of Silsuri, Mamit District and Lalhmangaihzuala (45) s/o Kalachan, Chawngte, Lawngtlai District.”
Last month, the Mizoram Police said that they have recovered arms and ammunition from the Zawngling area of the state's Saiha district in a joint operation with Assam Rifles.
In an Official statement from the Headquarters Inspector General of Assam Rifles (East) [HQ IGAR], the police said that the Lunglei Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles recovered war-like stores, Country-made Weapons in the General area Zawngling, Saiha district.
The officials said that the forces have recovered two bore guns, one chinese pistol, and one .22 rifle from an uninhabited small temporary hut in Zawngling. These weapons were later handed over to the Tuipang Police Station on Wednesday for legal proceedings.
