Eight assault rifles seized in Serchhip district

Assam Rifles personnel seized eight assault rifles and 12 magazines from a road in Serchhip district, Superintendent of Police Lalringdika said here today.

The arms, five AK-47 and three AK-59, were found from a spot between Khawlailung and Keitum villages.

Lalringdika told PTI over phone that two persons belonging to Farkawn village in Mizoram-Myanmar border district of Champhai were arrested in this connection.