Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Manipur

Security forces on Wednesday recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from suspected militants in Manipur's Bishnupur district, police said.

A combined team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles chased a group of suspected militants at Kumbi Setapur Maning Ching area and made the recovery, which included rifles, pistols, hand grenades and geletine sticks, they said.

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The group, however, fled deep into a forest, a police officer said.

A case has been registered at Kumbi Police Station for further investigation, he said.