Imphal, Sept. 18 -- TheIndian army, in coordination with the central paramilitary personnel, CRPF, and Manipur police, intensified anti-insurgency operations and recovered a significant cache of 87 weapons and 57 rounds of ammunition.

The operations were conducted in the hill districts of Manipur during the past few days, but no arrests were made. This was stated by the Manipur police Chief Rajiv Singh in a statement issued on Thursday.

The operations were targeted at the multiple locations in the hill districts of Churachandpur, Chandel, and Tengnoupal, acting on specific intelligence inputs about concealed weapon stockpiles. These hill districts are predominantly inhabited by the Kuki-Zo tribals.

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