Imphal, April 22 -- India's security forces and Manipur police have busted a temporary underground camp and recovered five firearms, communication devices, ammunition, cartridges, and warlike stores of weapons in the search and area operation conducted in Imphal East district on Monday.

Acting on an intelligence input from various sources, the joint team launched the operation at the foothills of Keiraong Wangkhem village near the TB Hospital under the Iribung police station in Imphal East district.

Though the underground elements fled from the temporary camp on seeing the approaching law agency personnel, the joint team retrieved several military equipment.

The operation lasted around three hours, the police said on Tuesday.

The reco...