Guwahati, May 11 -- Manipur Police on Saturday arrested a 27-year-old militant linked to the 2021 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that killed five people, including a senior officer and his family.

Authorities identified the arrested individual as Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh, an active member of the banned People's Liberation Army (PLA) and a resident of Tentha village in Thoubal district.

During a targeted operation at Wangbal Maning Leikai, police apprehended Sanatomba, who is one of the accused in an NIA probe related to the deadly ambush.

Officers also recovered a mobile phone and two SIM cards from him, according to a statement from the Manipur Police control room.

On November 13, 2021, militants attacked the convoy of 46 Assam Ri...