India, Oct. 19 -- The Assam Rifles on Saturday arrested two men and seized explosives - 5,800 pieces of gelignite rods, 10,500 metres of Cordtex, and 6,000 pieces of detonators - at Vaphai, an Indo-Myanmar border village in Mizoram's Champhai district.

The force received an intelligence report regarding the transshipment of a "large quantity of war-like stores and launched an operation at Vaphai," a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said.

The Assam Rifles team tried to stop a vehicle, but the occupants attempted to flee. They were caught after a brief chase. "During early hours on 18 October, the team tried to stop a Bolero Camper vehicle and on being challenged to stop the individuals attempted to flee but were apprehended after a p...