Imphal, July 21 -- A self-styled Sergeant Major of an insurgent outfit who received basic military training at Tanal in Myanmar, and returned to the Manipur valley to launch new recruitment drives, was among three individuals arrested within 24 hours, police reported.

During ongoing anti-insurgency operations, a joint team comprising central security forces and Manipur Police arrested the self-styled Sergeant Major of the proscribed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).

Authorities later identified him as Konjengbam Tomba Singh, also known as Laingam (38), a resident of Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai, Imphal East district. The team arrested him from his residence.

According to official sources, Singh is a Myanmar-returnee c...