Imphal, July 7 -- In a joint anti-insurgency operation, personnel from the Assam Rifles and Manipur police commandos apprehended an alleged cadre of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA) and recovered a substantial cache of weapons in Manipur's southern Bishnupur district over the past 36 hours.

Acting on intelligence provided by the Assam Rifles, commandos from the Bishnupur district police arrested the suspected PLA activist from an undisclosed location in the district. The identity of the individual has been withheld by authorities.

Based on information obtained during interrogation, the security forces launched a follow-up operation at Nepali Basti in the Santipur area, under the jurisdiction of Loktak police station.

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