Imphal, March 13 -- In a joint operation conducted by the Paramilitary forces and Manipur police, security personnel seized a huge cache of firearms at the interdistrict hills of Churachandpur and Kakching district and also neutralized 3 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 11 high explosive hand grenades during the past 24 hours.

Officials said that the combined security forces conducted a joint operation in the remote villages along the hills of the Wangoo Laipham Awang Chingya and Warukok Hill range under Wangoo-PS, Kakching District, adjoining Churachandpur.

The operations averted potential terror incidents by recovering and destroying the IEDs at different strategic locations of Manipur, the official said.

During the operation, se...