Imphal, March 24 -- Manipur police on Monday claimed to have busted an extortionist gang that had been threatening people in the valley districts of Manipur over the past few months, using the name of militants.

The police recovered a car, extorted money, mobile phones, and demand letters from the suspects.An official report stated that the police received information about unknown individuals carrying small firearms, knives, and demand letters, who were extorting money from people in various areas of Imphal West district while threatening them with the name of militants.

A case was registered, and an investigation began.

The investigation, supported by technical resources and human intelligence, led to the arrests of three individuals...