Imphal, March 25 -- Five persons, including four militants and a vehicle lifter, were nabbed during the last 24 hours in three separate incidents. Two among them were brought to Manipur from Assam.

Police said on Tuesday that police arrested two cadres of KCP (PWG), including a woman from the Wangoi Laxmi Bazar area under Wangoi-PS, Imphal West District, while trying to extort money from shops.

In another incident, two accused belonging to KCP(PWG) were brought by a team of Manipur Police from the Gorchuk area, Gorchuk PS, Kamrup Metropolitan District, Guwahati, Assam. They were formally arrested in connection with an FIR case of Andro PS, Imphal East District.

The arrested accused were involved in recruiting youth into the ranks of the...