In Imphal, four individuals have been apprehended for their involvement in extorting contractual nurses at JNIMS, highlighting the ongoing efforts to combat crime and protect vulnerable workers.
Four people have been arrested for extorting contractual nurses of Imphal's Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), police said on Sunday.
The arrests were made on the basis of an FIR lodged by the victims, and Rs 39 lakh and a pistol were seized from their possession.
"Following an investigation into a case registered over the collection of money from contractual nurses of JNIMS, police on Friday arrested four persons involved in the crime from their respective residences in Imphal West district," a police statement said.
The accused persons committed the crime at the behest of the banned militant outfit KCP (Taibangnganba) and transferred the collected money to the underground outfit, it added.