The prohibited organization Garo National Liberation Army was suspected of concealing the discovered weapons and ammunition (GNLA).
Digital Desk: On Saturday, a massive cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives was discovered in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district.
The recovered weapons and ammunition were thought to have been hidden by the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
They were found in the Pilgonggre jungle, under the jurisdiction of the Williamnagar police station.
According to a senior police official in the East Garo Hills district, an operation was launched in the Pillongre area of the Durama range on Saturday.
"On early Saturday, around 1:40 a.m., the operation team recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Pillongre area, which is suspected to have been hidden by GNLA Commander-in-Chief Sohan D Shira, who died in police action," a police official said.
From the area, the police team recovered 79 rounds of anti-aircraft live ammunition, 175 rounds of 7.7 live ammunition, ten electrical detonators, one 12-bore Double Barrel, and approximately 250 grams of gelatin.
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