New Delhi, June 19 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested 10 accused in six cases of ethnic violence in Manipur in a coordinated operation with state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The accused were arrested in a joint multi-location search operation carried out in Manipur's Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Chandel, and Pherzawl districts.

As per the agency, all the accused were allegedly involved in the violent unrest in Manipur.

NIA said its investigations in multiple cases revealed that the accused had played active roles in various incidents of violence during the period of ethnic unrest in Manipur, including attacks on security forces, looting of arms and ammuni...