India, Jan. 25 -- Security forces in Manipur recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives, including rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) ammunition and gelatin sticks ahead of Republic Day, arresting five militants in separate operations linked to extortion and other criminal activities, officials said on Sunday.

Officials said the overall law and order situation in the state remained normal over the past 24 hours, even as security forces intensified search operations and area domination across several districts, leading to multiple recoveries of weapons and explosives. As part of heightened precautionary measures ahead of Republic Day, checkpoints, frisking, instant searches and combing operations were carried out at several ke...