Shillong, Jan 6: South West Garo Hills district police on Tuesday recovered a cache of ammunitions under Salmanpara police station.
According to police, acting on a tip-off, a joint police team from Salmanpara and Ampati police stations conducted a raid in a bamboo grove near Santogre village, falling under the jurisdiction of Salmanpara police station and a total of 55 suspected live anti-aircraft ammunition were recovered.
According to a press release issued by the Superintendent of Police, South West Garo Hills, Ampati, Vikash Varma, the police team unearthed the ammunitions buried in a bamboo grove during the search operation.
The recovered ammunition was seized at the spot in the presence of independent witnesses, following all prescribed legal procedures.
Varma said that further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the ammunition and to identify individuals involved in the illegal activity.
Meanwhile, the police have appealed to the general public to come forward with any information related to miscreants involved in unlawful acts.
Police said that such information may be shared with the nearest Police Station and the identity of informants will be kept strictly confidential, and a suitable reward will be provided.
