Imphal, May 1 -- A combined team of the central and state forces arrested a cadre of an underground group in an operation in the southern part of the state with the recovery of arms and ammunition during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

According to the police report, one active cadre of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (Lamyanba Khuman) was arrested from an area of Khongjom in Manipur's Thoubal district on Tuesday.

He was later identified as Wangkhem Premjit @ Kamcha Singh (44), a resident of Luker Mayai Leikai in Imphal West District.

In the past few months, he was involved in monetary demands to several businessmen and the general public in the southern part of the state.

Further, one 9 mm Pistol along with ...