Imphal, May 22 -- Three active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party - Taibanganba (KCP-T) who were involved in ruthless extortion activities were arrested in a search and cordon operation conducted in the southern Thoubal district of Manipur on Tuesday.

Two pistols with two magazines, 19 live rounds, Rs. 30,000/- three mobile mobiles, four demand letters, and an Alto car have been recovered in the operation, the police said on Wednesday.

After getting intelligence input from its sources some armed youths are trying to extort money after serving demand letters, the commandos of the Thoubal district police and a team of the Khongjom police station launched an anti-insurgency campaign at a suspected location at Khongjom vill...