Imphal, March 19 -- Manipur Police commandos arrested an active member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party - People's War Group (KCP-PWG) in Imphal West district, Manipur on Tuesday, officials said.

Acting on intelligence inputs about extortion attempts targeting business establishments, the anti-extortion unit of the Manipur Police commandos launched an operation at a designated location.

The operation, which lasted approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, led to the arrest of an alleged KCP-PWG cadre, identified as Ningthoukhongjam Sushil Meitei, also known as Kangla or Ishingchaoba (50).

The arrest took place at the Konsam Oil Pump under the jurisdiction of Singjamei police station. Authorities recovered a mobile handset with a SIM...