Guwahati, June 11 -- Manipur police have arrested a member of the Meitei outfit, Arambai Tenggol, for allegedly firing at security personnel during the recent protests in the state over the arrests of a leader of the organisation and four others, an official confirmed on Wednesday.

The official stated that the police also detained nineteen others for their alleged involvement in violence during demonstrations in Imphal.

According to the official, the police arrested the Arambai Tenggol member on Tuesday because he fired at security personnel when they were trying to clear a roadblock in the Tera Sapam Leirak area in Imphal West district on Monday, June 9.

"Manipur Police arrested the assailant, Arambai Tenggol member Raj @ Boinao Pange...