Imphal, July 2 -- Manipur Police and central security forces arrested a senior leader of the proscribed Zeliangrong United Front (J) - ZUF-J from Imphal West district on Tuesday, police said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

The arrested individual, identified as Namgaklung Kamei, also known by the alias November (42), is a self-styled Deputy Chief of Army of the ZUF(J), a splinter faction of the ZUF, an underground militant outfit linked to the Zeliangrong Naga community. Kamei is a resident of Chingkhonglong Village in Tamenglong district.

The arrest was made near Kekrupat, under the jurisdiction of Imphal Police Station in Imphal West. Security personnel recovered a 9mm pistol, a magazine loaded with 10 rounds of live ammunition, a...