Dimapur, Aug. 14 -- Five abductors belonging to various factions were arrested by Dimapur police from Purana Bazaar area here on August 11, Dimapur DCP (crime) said in a statement today.

The police said the five arrested cadres abducted three non-local people on the night of August 10 for a ransom of Rs 2 lakh.

On receipt of the information, the Dimapur police swung into action and rescued the victims and also arrested the five suspected cadres involved in the crime, it said. A case has been registered in this connection, and further investigation is on.

In another incident, a "self-styled" deputy kilonser of the NSCN-R (Wangtin) Toka Sumi was arrested from Nagarjan-Phaipijiang area with one illegal pistol and 10 rounds of live ammuni...