Imphal, Oct. 29 -- Security forces in Manipur have arrested two alleged cadres of the banned National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) and recovered two caches of weapons and ammunition during coordinated operations across multiple districts over 48 hours, according to an official defence wing statement issued on Thursday.

The operations were carried out based on intelligence inputs and targeted suspected insurgent networks and weapons storage sites in the state.

In the first operation, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Kakching Commandos conducted an early-morning raid in a residential area of Nambol in Imphal West district and arrested an alleged NRFM cadre.

According to the statement, interrogation of the suspect revealed allege...