Guwahati, June 25 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: Joint security forces recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and war-like stores during a series of search operations conducted in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, police said on Thursday.

The recovered items included a 5.56 mm Excalibur rifle, eight single-barrel rifles, four improvised mortars, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), five lathods, 236 live rounds of ammunition of various calibres, two magazines and a Baofeng communication handset.

The recoveries were made amid heightened tensions in the district and ongoing efforts by security forces to curb the movement of armed groups and illegal weapons.

Meanwhile, two Naga civil society organisations-the Foothills Naga Coordi...