Guwahati, June 8 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has flown Kanan Singh, an Arambai Tenggol leader, to Guwahati, Assam, after arresting him in Imphal, Manipur.

He was arrested at Imphal Airport on June 7 based on specific inputs. He is expected to be presented before a competent court for police remand.

Singh's arrest is part of a wider probe initiated by the CBI under the directions of the Supreme Court, which had tasked the central agency with investigating the communal clashes that shook Manipur two years ago. Due to the sensitive security environment in the state, trial proceedings for related cases were shifted from Manipur to Guwahati.

The arrest has triggered widespread unrest across Manipur. Protests erupted overnig...