Imphal, April 12 -- In a coordinated operation on Friday, the Anti-Extortion Unit of the Manipur Police Commandos, along with central security forces, arrested a newly recruited female insurgent engaged in extortion activities in the northwestern part of Bishnupur district.

Based on intelligence inputs indicating attempts by underground groups to carry out anti-social activities, a team from the Bishnupur district police commandos, supported by central forces, launched a targeted operation.

The joint team successfully apprehended an active member of the proscribed Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup/Socialist Revolutionary Party (SOREPA), Kangleipak.

The arrested individual was identified as 37-year-old Leichombam Pakpi Devi, a resident of Lamjao M...