Security forces arrested a militant belonging to the proscribed Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during separate operations in Manipur, police said on Friday.

A senior police officer said the self-styled sergeant of the banned outfit was apprehended from the Uripok area in Imphal West district on Thursday. The arrest came as part of intensified search and area domination operations being carried out in vulnerable and fringe zones across the state.

“On Thursday, at least 13 firearms and ammunition were recovered from two locations in Imphal East and Kakching districts,” the officer said, adding that such recoveries have become frequent as security forces continue counter-insurgency operations in the wake of the prolonged ethnic unrest.

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