India, July 4 -- A joint team of security forces, including Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, the Indian Army, and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), recovered a massive cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during extensive search operations across the hill districts of Manipur.

According to a statement issued from Manipur police control room on Friday, the operations, which began at midnight on July 3 and continued into the morning of July 4, were launched based on specific intelligence inputs indicating the presence of a large stockpile of warlike materials in remote and interior locations. Coordinated raids were carried out simultaneously across suspected areas in Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi, Chandel, and Churachandpur districts.

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