Imphal, July 15 -- In another significant step towards restoring peace and security in Manipur, many operations were conducted in the early hours of Tuesday by Security Forces (SFs) in the valley districts namely Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur.

Acting on specific intelligence about a large cache of arms, ammunition, and warlike materials concealed at various locations, coordinated operations were launched simultaneously at multiple sites in the peripheral and suspected areas.

Joint teams, comprising the Manipur Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and the Army and Assam Rifles, recovered the following arms, ammunition, explosives, and other warlike stores.

As per the release, a total of 86 weapons we...