One pistol, one magazine, eight pistol rounds and three hand grenades were recovered from Shakir Ahmad Lone. The accused also revealed that he was in touch with a Pakistan-based terror handler and was planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Baramulla town.
The individual identified as Solomona alias Hminga is the second accused to be arrested in the case. According to NIA, he had established a network in the bordering areas of Myanmar to procure and smuggle arms and ammunition along with explosives into Mizoram and Manipur.
CBI has filed a chargesheet against five accused persons before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati, Assam in a case related to the loot of arms and ammunitions from Manipur Police.
"During checking, 3 persons on a motorcycle and in a car were signalled to stop. On seeing the search party, they tried to flee from spot, but they were chased and apprehended," a police officer said.
To boost the 'Make in India' initiative, the government has liberalised the Arms Rules to encourage investment in the manufacturing of arms, ammunition and weapon systems in the country.
The stockpile of weapons - with markings of America, France and Israel - is so enormous that it will take days to remove it, said a Syrian Army official.
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