Manipur alert: 9-foot rocket weighing 200kg recovered in Churachandpur; explosives, detonator seized | Guwahati News
Police said the rocket consisted of explosives and a detonator weighing 200kg.
Imphal: Security forces recovered a 9-foot-long country-made rocket from the area between S Lonphai and Tuikong villages in Churachandpur district on Monday.Police said the rocket consisted of explosives and a detonator weighing 200kg.In Sept last year, Kuki militants had launched a rocket attack in Bishnupur, killing an elderly person and injuring five. The rocket struck the residence of late Mairembam Koireng, the first elected chief minister of Manipur, at Moirang Mairembam Leikai. Four country-made rockets were also recovered from the Kuki-Zo dominated Churachandpur district in Nov last year.
