Imphal, May 11 -- A joint team of civil police and central security forces arrested 13 insurgents belonging to five different outlawed outfits across multiple valley districts in Manipur.

The operations, conducted over the past 36 hours, targeted vulnerable locations and led to the recovery of arms, ammunition, 13 communication devices, extorted money, two four-wheelers, and other incriminating materials, police said.

Among those arrested were four cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC Progressive), apprehended from hideouts in Imphal West, Imphal East, Kakching, Thoubal, and Bishnupur districts.

In separate raids, three members of the KCP People's War Group were detained in Thoubal, Imphal West, and Bishnupur.

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