Imphal, May 15 -- Security forces arrested a cadre of the proscribed Chin-Kuki Liberation Army (CKLA), the armed wing of the outlawed United People's Liberation Front (CKLA/UPLF), along with nine other individuals during operations in Manipur's hill areas over the past 24 hours.

The CKLA/UPLF is a Kuki-Zo underground group not part of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement.

Officials confirmed that 25 Kuki-Zo underground outfits are currently operating in Manipur under the SoO pact with the central government.

During intelligence-led combing operations aimed at apprehending those involved in anti-social activities, central security forces, working in coordination with the Manipur Police, arrested the CKLA/UPLF cadre.

The police i...