: Security forces have unearthed a major cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives from an abandoned insurgent hideout in Manipur’s southern Kakching district over the past 24 hours.

Acting on intelligence inputs regarding the movement of anti-social elements, security personnel launched a massive operation in the Umathel Lai Chingshang Hill Range area under Waikhong police station in Kakching district, during which a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered.

“A light machine gun (LMG) of the INSAS series with two magazines, a 12-bore repeater, a single-barrel bolt-action gun, and one SBBL gun were recovered,” said a police official.

He added, “We also recovered 20 live rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, 13 empty 5.56 mm cases, three 36 mm high-explosive (HE) grenades, one grenade

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