Imphal, April 4 -- Security forces recovered 24 weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition, and other war-like stores from five vulnerable districts in Manipur.

The operations, conducted by a joint team comprising the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, ITBP, BSF, and Manipur Police, concluded on Thursday, as per an official statement released on Friday.

On April 3, the forces recovered five weapons, including a .303 rifle, a 7.62 mm SLR, a single-barrel shotgun (SBBL), and two pistols, along with ammunition and war-like stores from S Mongpi Ridge in Kangpokpi district. In Twichin, Imphal East, eight weapons were seized, including a 12-bore single-barrel rifle and seven improvised mortars.

In Sajirok, Imphal West, ...