Imphal, May 1 -- The Indian security forces discovered a slew of weapons hidden at different hideouts of the armed miscreants operating in the fringe and vulnerable areas of hill and valley districts of this strife state in the past 36 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

In the southern part of Manipur's Churachandpur (Hill) district at Zalenkot village, the joint team of central and state police recovered one CMG (Carbine) with a magazine, four single barrel guns, one grenade launcher (lathod gun), one pistol with magazine, two improvised heavy mortars, two magazines, and ten tear gas shells.

In the northern parts of the state at the general area of Twichamphai and Motbung Villages, Kangpokpi (hill) District, security forces arrested t...