Imphal, March 26 -- Security forces apprehended two active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party - People's War Group (KCP-PWG) during an operation in Thangtek Terakhong, under the Nambol police station in Bishnupur district, Manipur.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Wairakpam Jagatchandra Singh, alias Theko (31), and Pebam Romen Singh, alias Naopung (28), both residents of Thangtek Terakhong, Nambol.

The duo was reportedly involved in extortion activities targeting Imphal West and the Nambol area. During the operation, security personnel seized two mobile phones from their possession.

The arrests came shortly after the KCP Politburo Standing Committee announced a permanent blanket ban on the transport, tr...