Imphal, July 14 -- A joint team of the Manipur Police and the Indian Army recovered a cache of arms, explosives and other warlike stores after dismantling a temporary insurgent camp during an anti-insurgency operation in Churachandpur district on Tuesday.

According to the Manipur Police's morning bulletin, the operation was carried out around 4 am in the forested area near K. Thenjang village by personnel of the state police and the 19 Garhwal Rifles as part of intensified search operations in the district.

During the operation, the security forces uncovered a makeshift militant camp and seized a large quantity of weapons and equipment. The recovered items included four sophisticated rifles, a 4-kg conical improvised explosive device (I...