Imphal, Sept. 29 -- Security forces arrested a suspected member of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) in Imphal West on Monday, a day after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a forest official's residence in Imphal East, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, identified as 24-year-old Khumbongmayum Ranjan Singh, was arrested during a joint search operation at Kangmong Maisnam Maning Leikai by a team of Imphal West district commandos, police said.

The arrest came a day after an IED exploded inside the residential premises of Oinam Pamheiba, a Forest Range Officer posted in Noney district. The incident took place around 2 am on Sunday at Kongba Kshetri Leikai, within the jurisdiction of Irilbung police station.

The b...