Imphal, March 29 -- Manipur police in coordination with the Central forces on Friday, recovered weapons and dismantled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted at separate strategic locations in and around the Thoubal Dam in Imphal East district adjoining Kangpokpi District, an official said on Saturday.

The official said during the search and area domination operations at Mapithel Ridge, Kamu village, and Thoubal Dam areas in the Imphal East district, the joint team discovered one Cylindrical Shaped IED with 11 kg of explosive, 15 packets of Power Gel (801) explosive, 32 mm 200 gm along with a fuse, two IED weighing 3.420 gm approx and 20 meters Cortex wire.

Later bomb squad team neutralized and dismantled the explosives, aborting t...