Imphal, July 12 -- Security forces arrested six members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) during a series of operations conducted on Friday in Imphal West and Imphal East districts of Manipur.

The operations were carried out jointly by central and state agencies as part of ongoing efforts to address insurgent activity in the region.

According to official sources, those arrested are accused of involvement in extortion and issuing threats to civilians, including shopkeepers, business owners, fuel pump operators, bank employees, and healthcare professionals. Authorities recovered ten mobile phones and a sum of extorted currency during the operations.

In the first operation, three cadres of the KCP (PWG) faction were apprehend...