Security forces arrest three militants in Manipur

Three militants belonging to two different underground outfits were arrested by security forces in Manipur, police said.

Two members of proscribed militant outfit Kangleipak Communists Party (KCP) were arrested by a team of Manipur police commandos and Gurkha Rifles while conducting a search operation at Ningthoukhong Bazar in Bishnupur district on Wednesday, a press release issued by PRO of Manipur Police said Friday.

A cadre of banned underground outfit People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Progressive group was arrested by a team of Manipur police commandos and Assam Rifles while conducting search operation at Chanam Sandrok Awang Leikai area in Imphal East district on Thursday, the release added.