Imphal, April 17 -- Central security forces comprising Assam Rifles, Border Security forces, and Manipur police recovered a cache of arms, mortar shells, and some incriminating documents in the search and area domination operations conducted in the border district of Churachandpur in Manipur on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off that some tribal militants are trying to make their presence felt along the porous border of Churachandpur district with Myanmar on the south, the joint team launched a surprise operation, the police said.

During the operations carried out at the strategic location of Saidan village under the Churachandpur district police, the team retrieved the following items. No arrests were made as the militants fled from the sc...