Arms, IEDs recovered from Manipur''s Churachandpur, Tengnoupal districts

Imphal: Security forces have recovered seven firearms and explosive materials during search operations in Manipur's Churachandpur and Tengnoupal districts, police said on Sunday.

During a search operation in Old Gelmol village under the Churachandpur Police Station limits, seven firearms, including one AK-56 Rifle, and one Chinese-origin hand grenade were recovered, a senior officer said.

Security forces also carried out a search operation in Govajang area under the Moreh Police Station limits in Tengnoupal, and recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) weighing approximately 1 kg each and one IED with almost 5 kg of weight.

More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence in Manipur since May last year.