Imphal, March 22 -- Manipur Police's counter-intelligence wing arrested a 19-year-old teen on Friday for allegedly attempting to join the banned Kangleipak Communist Party-Apunba (KCP-A).

The arrest occurred after police received intelligence about an ongoing recruitment drive by underground outfits.

The arrested individual, Akoijam Sanjoy Singh, a resident of Iroisemba Mayai Leikai under Lamsang police station in Imphal West District, Mnaipur, was intercepted by police during a raid at Phumlou Siphai in Lamsang on Friday night.

The operation led to the arrest of two other individuals, Nongthombam Gopen Singh (59) and Mutum Jackson Meitei (20), who were also reportedly involved in the recruitment effort.

During further interrogation, ...