Imphal, April 27 -- A major cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from an insurgent's hideout in a joint operation at the vulnerable area of interdistricts of Churachandpur and Kakching in Manipur, thwarting potential threats to public safety, the police reported.

The operation followed intelligence inputs about anti-socials and insurgents' activities, making their presence felt at Moltincham village under the Sugnu police station in Kakching district, adjoining Churachandpur on Saturday morning.

Though no arrests were made in the 4-hour-long cordon and search at the hinted area, the operation wound up with the recovery of a significant cache of warline stores of weapons.

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