Security forces arrested a 42-year-old militant belonging to a banned insurgent outfit in Manipur's Kakching district and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment during a separate operation in Kangpokpi district, police said on Tuesday.

Militant arrested in Kakching

According to police, the arrested militant is a self-styled major of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) [KCP (Apunba)].