Imphal, June 2 -- In a series of operations, the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and civil police formations under Spear Corps averted potential tragedies by detecting three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Manipur's Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar to the south.

Based on intelligence inputs hinting at the presence of several anti-social activists, the police reported that the joint team conducted an operation at the vulnerable location of Khuangmun village in the jurisdiction of the Churachandpur Police Station in Churachandpur District.

During the operation that lasted around 3 hours, a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused three IEDs weighing three kilograms, without causing any damage, on Sunday morning. The BDS also detected c...