India, Sept. 25 -- Imphal: In a series of operations, the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and civil police averted potential tragedies by detecting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Manipur's Kakching district on Wednesday, officials reported on Thursday.

Based on intelligence inputs hinting at the presence of several anti-social activists, the police reported that the joint team conducted an operation at the vulnerable location of the Kaibung areas under the jurisdiction of the Wangoo police station in the southern Kakching district.

During the operation that lasted around 3 hours, the joint Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of the Manipur police and Assam Rifles defused one IED weighing 1.7 kilograms, without causing any damage.

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