Four arrested for extorting contractual nurses at Manipur hospital

IMPHAL: (Mar 15) 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.