Imphal, Feb. 21 -- A juvenile among 17 cadres of 4 insurgent outfits was arrested in large-scale operationsconducted at the hotspots of four valley districts in Manipur on Thursday.

A large number of arms, ammunition, explosives, and incriminating documents were recovered from them, the police said.

The cordon and search operations were carried out under the coordinated efforts of the Manipur police, 5th Sikh Regiment, 2nd Mahar Regiment, Assam Rifles, and CRPF personnel.

The Manipur police report stated that the arrested persons were actively involved in extortion of money from the general public, private firms, business communities, and government employees to raise their party funds.

During the operations at Moirang Kiyam, Bishnupu...