Assam Rifles (AR) troops deployed in Manipur arrested an active militant cadre, belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tribals (LTT) at Bethani area in Nonei District of Manipur on April 9, reports Northeast Now on April 12. The AR personnel later handed over the militant cadre to the Police at Patsoi Police Station in Imphal for further investigation. The LTT was formed in 2018, and since its formation in August 2018, has been involved in various militant as well as criminal and illegal activities including abduction, extortion and illegal tax collection. The militant outfit is reportedly active only in a few Districts of Manipur, including Jiribam, Nonei, Pherzawl and Tamenglong Districts. The LTT is a non-signatory of Suspension of Operation (SoO) which is a breakaway faction of the United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA), an armed wing of Kuki National Organisation (KNO).