The apprehended persons are suspected to be ‘active cadres of armed village volunteer groups’, the police alleged.

The Kuki groups, meanwhile, have alleged that 14 of the community members were being held captive by Nagas, and extended a shutdown.

The announcement came during a meeting between the chief minister and a six-member delegation of the United Naga Council (UNC), an apex Naga body, at his official residence in…