Imphal, March 11 -- Manipur police on Monday arrested two alleged cadres of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the banned Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), who were attempting to recruit minor girls into their insurgency fold.

According to the police report, a joint team from the Kakching and Thoubal district police rescued two minor girls.

Police rescued one girl from the Kakching Bazar area under Kakching PS, Kakching District, and another from the Wangbal Laikon area under Thoubal PS, Thoubal District.

After questioning on-site, the police conducted another raid at the suspected locations and arrested two active cadres of RPF/PLA from the Kakching Bazar area under Kakching PS, Kakching District.

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