Imphal, March 28 -- Central security forces, in coordination with the Manipur Police on Thursday, dismantle bunkers allegedly set up by the suspected Kuki militants at the strategic Ponlen hill ranges under Kangchup police station in Kangpokpi District adjoining Imphal West, an official said on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source that some anti-socials are hiding in a secluded hill range of the Ponlen village in Kangpokpi-Imphal West district, the joint team in a coordinated effort discovered a bunker, officials said.

On seeing the approaching joint security forces, the militants managed to flee.

During the operation that lasted around one hour, security forces set the bunker on fire, the sources said.

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