On June 20, a joint team of central and state security forces (SFs) discovered and destroyed six suspected militant hideouts in Phaitol Kuki village, located nearby Jiribam District headquarters in Jiribam District of Manipur, reports Northeast Now.The bunkers were dismantled as part of a follow-up operation after state SFs were attacked while responding to a blazing fire at a Police outpost in Leingangpokpi village in Jiribam District on June 20.
During a search operation in S. Lonphai and Langching Manbi of Churachandpur District of Manipur, security forces (SFs) recovered a cache of weapons including one 9mm carbine machine gun with a magazine, two 12 Bore SBBL guns, two Improvised Mortars (Pumpi Guns), and seven live rounds of ammunition, India TodayNE reports on June 21.