Imphal, July 20 -- India's security forces, in coordination with the state police, unearthed a cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives at a vulnerable location in Manipur's Churachandpur district during ongoing anti-insurgency operations on Saturday, police reported on Sunday.

Acting on intelligence inputs from various sources indicating that tribal militants or miscreants belonging to the Kuki-Zo community were attempting to assert their presence, the joint security team carried out a swift operation.

However, the insurgents or anti-social elements fled the scene, abandoning a large cache of warlike stores.

In a follow-up operation conducted at Lamzang village under Churachandpur Police Station, near the Myanmar border to the south,...