Imphal, Feb. 28 -- A combined team comprising 4 Mahar Regiment and Manipur police unearthed a cache of arms, ammunition, and bombs during a search operation in Imphal East.

The cache was found in the forest of Phaipijang hill range of Urangpat, Imphal East under Yaingangpokpi police station.

Acting on intelligence-basedspecific information, the joint team using sniffer dogs launched the operation and found the warlike store of weapons buried underground.

The recovered items included one modified sniper rifle with a telescopic sight, one 9 mm pistol with magazine, five high explosive hand grenades, two walkie-talkie sets, five bipod mounted pompi guns, two heavy tin stabilized projectiles, one hand-fired pompi gun, three large pompi bom...