Champhai, Aug. 30 -- Acting on credible intelligence, Assam Rifles recovered a sizeable cache of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other war-like stores during a search operation in Saikumphai village of Champhai district in Mizoram on August 29, officials said on Saturday.

One individual was apprehended in connection with the seizure.

Troops cordoned off a suspected house in the village, where they recovered a 12-bore rifle, a pistol, ammunition, and explosives. The house owner was taken into custody.

Moreover, the search by the Assam Rifles unearthed a hidden cache.

The recoveries included one Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifle, two Springfield sniper rifles, two shotguns, one MA assault rifle, and two hand grenades. Ammunition seiz...