Imphal, Sept. 15 -- Security forces arrested three suspected insurgent cadres and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives during a series of counter-insurgency operations across Manipur on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

In one of the operations, personnel from Tengnoupal Police Station and the 3 Assam Rifles acted on specific intelligence and launched a search near Border Pillar 87. The operation led to the arrest of two alleged cadres of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

The arrested individuals were identified as 23-year-old Vishwanath Singh alias Athouba, a resident of Bishnupur district, and 42-year-old Ibomcha Singh alias Chingamba from Imphal West district.

In a separate operation at Yairipok Bazar, a joi...