Following the search operation in the vulnerable and fringe areas in the violence-hit Manipur, arms and ammunition were recovered from the Imphal East district in the last 24 hours, police said on Tuesday. "During the last 24 hours, State Police and Central forces conducted a search operation in the vulnerable and fringe areas of both valley and hill districts. A total of 10 arms and 239 ammunition were recovered from the Imphal East district," Manipur Police said in a statement.

During the time, 112 empty cases of different calibres, two live rounds of 12 bore gun, 12 empty cartridges of Barrel and two local made explosives were recovered during the search operation at Serou Mamang Leikai Part, they said. According to the police, the situation in the northeastern state is tense in some places but it is improving in most places with almost no untoward incident during the last 24 hours.