Imphal, March 18 -- The joint team of central and state security forces intensified counter-insurgency operations (CIOs) during the Yaoshang festival in Manipur.

On the fourth day of the festival, the team arrested four suspected cadres of separate underground groups from different hideouts.

The festival is set to conclude on Tuesday. The team set up 109 checkpoints at strategic locations in the hill and valley areas to trap insurgents and anti-social activists.

Officials reported recovering a pistol with an empty magazine, live rounds of ammunition, a two-wheeler, five mobiles, and several illegal documents from the arrested individuals.

Police arrested two cadres from each of the proscribed outfits, the People's Revolutionary Party ...