India, Aug. 28 -- A US-made M16 rifle along with a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were seized by security forces during intensified search and area domination operations across Manipur on Wednesday, officials confirmed on Thursday.

The recovery was made from the jungle area between Maohing and Changoubung villages in Kangpokpi district.

The forces recovered one M16 rifle with a magazine and ten rounds, a looted .303 rifle with two magazines, a CMG with its magazine and two rounds, a 7.62 mm LMG barrel, a lathode with two rounds, three pistols including a US-made pistol with three magazines, a .22 rifle with its magazine and forty rounds, six bolt action rifles, two single barrel rifles and twelve rounds of 12 mm ammuniti...