16 militants arrested, 17 weapons seized in Manipur

In a series of joint operations, the Army along with other forces have arrested 16 militants of different outfits and recovered 17 weapons, huge quantities of ammunition and explosives from different districts of Manipur, officials said on Monday.

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A Defence spokesman said the Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and the Manipur Police in a joint operation during the past few days have recovered 17 weapons, 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), several grenades, large cache of ammunition and war-like stores.

These arms and ammunition were recovered from six Manipur districts - Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Chandel and Senapati comprising the valley region and mountainous areas.