Arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered during search operations conducted in different areas of Imphal West district on Monday connection with the Independence Day 2023 celebrations.
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, speaking on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, said that the violence in Manipur is a plan of foreign forces, trying to grab the state's territory.
The Manipur government has downgraded the VIP security cover of a sizeable number of ministers, MLAs, politicians and bureaucrats and these 2,000-odd security personnel will now be deployed to guard farmers engaged in cultivation.