Aizawl, Feb. 23 -- Security forces recovered a substantial quantity of explosives near Aizawl, leading to the arrest of three individuals, including two women, officials said.
According to a press statement issued by Assam Rifles on Sunday, personnel acting on specific intelligence set up a Mobile Vehicle Check Post along Sakawrtuichhun Quarry Road in the western part of Aizawl. The operation targeted the movement of explosives in the area. During the operation, on Friday, a vehicle heading from Aizawl towards Sakawrtuichhun was intercepted.
Upon conducting a thorough search of the vehicle, the troops uncovered 4,980 sticks of emulsion explosives weighing approximately 622.5 kg, the statement said. The three individuals inside the vehicle...