India, July 15 -- Security forces recovered 86 weapons along with 974 rounds of ammunition and other warlike stores during an operation conducted across five valley districts of Manipur early on Tuesday.

Inspector General of Police (Zone II), K. Kabib, made the announcement at the Manipur Police Headquarters in Imphal on Tuesday. He said joint security forces had carried out a series of coordinated operations across the valley districts in the early hours of Monday based on specific intelligence inputs regarding a large stockpile of illegal arms and warlike materials.

The operations were launched simultaneously in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur districts. Joint teams comprising personnel from the Manipur Poli...