Imphal, April 27 -- Intelligence-based cordon and search operations carried out extensively to nab the culprits involved in extortion activities led to the arrestof5 cadres of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party - People's War Group (KCP-PWG).

The coordinated team from the civil police and central paramilitary troopers made the arrests at three different hotspots in the districts of Imphal East and Imphal West on Saturday.

The officials recovered five mobile handsets, two wallets containing Rs 650, five Aadhaar Cards, and one two-wheeler from the suspects.

In the first operation, which the team launched at Nongren Mamang Leikai under Lamlai-PS, Imphal East District, they arrested Ningthoujam Birjit Meitei (36) of the KCP-PWG.

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