India, Jan. 16 -- The para special forces commandos and Assam Rifles have destroyed camps of the insurgent group United Kuki National Army (UKNA) in the jungles of ethnic violence-hit Manipur's hill district of Churachandpur as part of an ongoing anti-insurgency operation, officials aware of the matter said on Friday. The proscribed group, which is not part of the cessation of hostilities pact with the Union government, has camps within Manipur and also across the border in Myanmar, they added.

Officials said that the commandos and Assam Rifles teams entered the jungles using choppers and that the operation was restricted to Churachandpur. "The joint operation is related to UKNA's activities to fuel tensions in Manipur and prevent the re...