According to a spokesperson, an extensive search of the area by the security personnel of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Churachandpur Police was launched on Thursday.
Manipur has been in the throes of ethnic violence for a month, in the wake of a directive of the high court asking the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs).
"Operations, in the presence of magistrates where applicable, continue across the state with due diligence to avoid unnecessary hardships for locals. 22 weapons, mostly automatics, were recovered in the past 24 hours," Tweeted SpearCorps.IndianArmy.
Security Forces conducted Joint Combing Operations for the second consecutive day in the Hills and Valley Sector of Manipur on Thursday, an official statement said.
Army and Assam Rifles have launched multiple search operations in areas of Kangchuk, Motbung, Saikul, Pukhao and Sagolmang in the early hours of May 27 in Manipur to track down any armed insurgents operating in these areas.
Combing operations prove that besides Muzaffarabad, PoK cities and towns along the Line of Control (LoC) have been transformed into safe havens for terrorists from Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kpk) and Punjab.
Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) [India], November 1 (ANI): Two Naxals were arrested during combing operations at Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Telangana.
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were gunned down by security forces on Wednesday during an encounter in Memander area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Combing operations are underway at the Sunjwan Army Camp in Jammu, where terrorists stormed in on Saturday, killing five security personnel and one civilian.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): The Indian Army on Wednesday averted a major terrorist strike on the targets in the Akhnoor area of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi (India) May 4 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that the recent combing operations launched in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir is being conducted to control the sudden spurt of untoward incidents in the Valley.