Imphal, July 9 -- Assam Rifles personnel have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during ongoing cordon and search operations in the insurgency-affected Kangpokpi district of Manipur.

The recoveries were made over the last 36 hours from abandoned camps believed to have been used by insurgent groups.

The operations were carried out at locations between Boljang and Pholjang villages and at Nepali Khutti, Kotlen, under the jurisdiction of New Keithelmanbi police station.

In the first operation, conducted in the areas between Boljang and Pholjang villages, the security forces recovered one 5.56mm INSAS rifle, one .303 rifle, eight bolt-action rifles, eight single-barrel rifles, five pull mechanism rifles, and six improvised mort...