Imphal, July 27 -- In another significant step towards restoring peace and security in Manipur, many operations were conducted in the early hours of Saturday by Security Forces in the valley districts, namely Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur, Churachandpur.

In one of those operations, Manipur Police arrested two individuals for possession of 156 (one hundred fifty-six) soap cases containing contraband brown sugar in Sehken village under Behiang police station, Churachandpur district, according to a statement.

The accused have been identified as Peter Haokip (33) and Lhunkholal Haokip (23).

Meanwhile, Security forces recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike materials from multiple sites during o...