Imphal, April 27 -- Central forces and Manipur police arrested 11 militants associated with three different valley-based underground groups allegedly involved in extortion activities targeting businesses, government officials, and the transport sectors.

The arrests were made in a series of operations conducted in the vulnerable areas of the Imphal East and Imphal West districts on Saturday.

Manipur police morning bulletin reports that intelligence-based combing operations and cordon and search operations were carried out extensively to nab the culprits involved in extortion activities in the state.

During house-to-house search operations at differentsuspectedareas and insurgents' hideouts, a total of 11 insurgents of different undergro...