Imphal, Nov. 12 -- Security forces have arrested five suspected cadres belonging to different proscribed militant outfits during separate counter-insurgency operations in Manipur on Wednesday, police sources said.

The arrests were made during coordinated operations conducted by joint teams of the Manipur Police and Assam Rifles in Chandel and Imphal East districts.

In the first operation, a joint team comprising Chandel district police personnel and the 43 Assam Rifles apprehended four suspected militants near Border Pillars 48 and 50 in Chandel district.

According to police, three of the arrested individuals were allegedly associated with the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), while the fourth was linked to the People's Revolutionary Par...