Imphal, Sept. 18 -- A joint team of central security forces and Manipur police has arrested three individuals allegedly linked to the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the outlawed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), officials said on Thursday.

The arrests were made over the past 36 hours during intelligence-based combing and cordon-and-search operations in Imphal East and Bishnupur districts.

Police said the insurgents had been actively involved in extortion and other criminal activities in recent months.

Acting on a specific intelligence input, security personnel launched an operation at Ningel Mamang Leikai in Thoubal district and apprehended Soibam Kanta Meitei, also known as Ratan (49), an active cadre o...