By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN

In a swift and major operation launched by the Indian Army with Manipur Police, a significant threat to life and property was averted when a large quantity of Improsived Explosive Devices (IEDs) was recovered in the hilly areas near Bongjang and Itham villages in Imphal East district.

Acting on specific intelligence, columns of the Engineer Regiment of the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army and Manipur Police acted speedily and launched a search operation with Army Explosives Detection Dogs and recovered seven IEDs weighing approximately 28.5 kgs. The recovered IEDs were diffused by experts from the Red Shield Engineers. Thus, preventing a major disaster and ensuring saving of precious lives of innocent civilians.

With utter disregard to personal safety and security the adept and skilled professionals of the elite Red Shield Engineers took control of the situation and in a race against time diffused all the seven IEDs thus averting a major disaster.

This recovery of IEDs is the second major haul for the security forces in the past three months, wherein on July 20, 2024 eight IEDs weighing 33 Kgs were successfully recovered in the hilly areas of Saichang Itham, Imphal East and neutralized earlier too by the expert Engineers of the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army

The expeditious response of the Indian Army in sync with the Manipur Police has once again exhibited seamless coordination amongst the security forces and also ensured the safety and security of the region, sending a strong message to anti-national elements.