Imphal, May 16 -- Seven individuals affiliated with various insurgent outfits active in valley districts of Manipur, have been arrested in the past 36 hours, authorities confirmed.

The crackdown, part of intensified counter-insurgency operations, also led to the seizure of arms, ammunition, explosives, communication devices, and other warlike materials.

According to officials, the arrested individuals were allegedly involved in a string of anti-social activities including extortion, looting, and issuing demand letters to residents across the valley districts in recent months.

Among those apprehended were two operatives of the proscribed United National Liberation Front - Koireng group, arrested from Andro Parking in Imphal East distric...