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Security forces also conducted search operations in vulnerable areas of five districts and recovered arms and ammunition, said the police
Notably, more than 160 people lost their lives and several hundred were injured since the ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur on May 3, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Security was enhanced today across the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, which is experiencing ethnic strife, after some banned insurgent groups called a strike on Independence Day on August 15
Preparations for the Independence Day celebrations are in full swing across the state with BSF, police and Assam Refiles personnel and students joining rehearsals for march past to be held on August 15.
Security arrangements were beefed up in Manipur on Sunday after some Imphal valley-based banned organisations called for a strike.