Imphal, Jan. 29 -- Two suspected cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party - People's War Group (KCP-PWG) were arrested for extortion-related activities in Imphal East, Manipur.

According to police, the suspects were arrested along with a sum of allegedly extorted money, a pistol with a magazine and demand letters.

The Anti-Extortion Unit of the Manipur police assisted by the central security forces based on intelligence input raided a secluded area in the Imphal East district on Tuesday.

The operation which lasted around two hours was fruitful with the arrest of two suspected cadres of the underground group actively operating with extortion from the general people in the Imphal areas during the past few months.

The joint te...