Imphal, May 17 -- Indian security forces, in coordination with the civil police, have apprehended an active cadre of the Chin-Kuki National Defence Force (CKNDF), a militant group primarily active along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur's Churachandpur district, an official confirmed on Friday.

The official stated that the authority has identified the arrested CKNDF cadre as Thongkhohou Touthang (34), a resident of Tonglal Veng in Manipur's Churachandpur District.

"The team captured Touthang on Friday from a hideout in the Tuibong area under the Churachandpur Police Station. Authorities confiscated a mobile phone with a SIM card from his possession," the official added.

Notably, the CKNDF, which is not under a Suspension of Operation ...