Imphal, March 22 -- A joint team of the central and state security forces conducted a series of successful operations in Manipur on Friday, resulting in the arrest of eight insurgents from various militant outfits of the state, said an official on Saturday.

The official said that the security forces carried out a search operation in the three valley districts Imphal West, Imphal East, and Bishnupur on Saturday.

During an operation, security forces on Friday apprehended three active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) at Lamdeng Thongkhong under the Lamsang-PS of Imphal West District.

Following the report of the interrogation, security forces also apprehended one cadre of KCP-A in Imphal East district.

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