In a crackdown on insurgents involved in extortion in Manipur, four of them were arrested by joint teams of the Army and state police.
In the first operation on June 12, two insurgents of underground group KRA(U), a member of the umbrella organisation KNO, were apprehended from Kanglatongbi in Imphal West district, an army official said.
The two were attempting to extort money from vehicles plying on NH-2, the official said adding that a point 22 pistol and a magazine were seized from them.
The joint operation was conducted by Army's Red Shield Division and Manipur Police.
In another operation last week, two hardcore cadres of PREPAK (PRO) & UNLF were arrested from Sekmai market while they were attempting to extort money from local businessmen.
The cadres were handed over to Sekmai police station for further investigation, the official said.
