Imphal: Security forces in Manipur have arrested four persons allegedly involved in extortion activities and the recruitment of new cadres for proscribed outfits in the valley districts, police said on Monday.
According to a senior police officer, two members of the banned National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) were apprehended from the New Checkon area in Imphal East district on Sunday.
The duo was allegedly engaged in recruiting new members for the outfit.
In a separate operation, a member of the outlawed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested from his residence at Yourabung in Imphal East district on the same day.
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He is accused of involvement in extortion activities.
Security forces also arrested an active cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Noyon faction) from the Keirao Wangkhem area of Imphal East district on Saturday.
Police said search and counter-insurgency operations have been continuing since ethnic violence erupted between Imphal Valley-based Meitei groups and hill-based Kuki-Zo communities in May 2023.
The unrest has claimed at least 260 lives and displaced thousands, while the state has been under President’s Rule since February last year.
