Murder of two labourers : Search ops at Thingsat village
Eight KRF cadres held, bodies retrieved
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2015 :
Apart from retrieving the buried bodies of the two masons, who died during an interrogation by cadres of Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF), eight cadres of the SoO signatory group have been arrested by a joint team of Imphal West and Imphal East district police commandos during a pre-dawn cordon and search operation conducted at Thingsat village and its surrounding areas today.
After getting information of the masons' death and release of a brutally assaulted teenager, the police commando team immediately rushed to Thingsat village in the intervening night of yesterday and today.
The joint team was supervised by Imphal East Additional SP (Operations) Singhajit, Imphal West Additional SP (Operations) Th Bikramjit and Imphal West commando DSP Krishnatombi.
The large police commando team reached Thingsat village, located 7 kms uphill from Mapao Khullen before dawn.
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Mapao Khullen is located 20 kms from Imphal under Saikul police station.
During the search operation, eight cadres of KRF were apprehended.
On the disclosure of these cadres, buried bodies of two masons, identified as Moirangthem Dayananda (20) s/o Bihari of Patsoi Part-III and Maibam Premananda (21) s/o Bihari of Haorang Keirel were also retrieved from the village.
They told the police team that the duo died during an interrogation on May 10.The bodies have been deposited at RIMS morgue while the arrested KRF cadres have been handed over to Saikul police station today morning.
The arrested cadres have been identified as self styled sergeant Hanggoulal alias Henry (30) s/o Haojang Haolai of K Mollen village, self styled lance corporal Hemlalmon alias Eagle (21) s/o Thangmang Haolai of K Mollen village, self styled private Lunminlen alias Arun (21) s/o Kailal Haolai of K Mollen village, self styled private Thanglensing alias Francis (19) s/o Seikam Lhouvum of Songpijang village, self styled private Kaigoulen alias Michael (17) s/o Letjang Kipgen of Bolsang village, self styled private Seiminthang alias Thangneo (16) s/o Seikam Haolai of Jordonphai village, self styled private Jangkhogin alias Bron (24) s/o Satmang Kipgen of Selsi village near Kalapahar and self styled private Lamtinmang Singsit alias Mangcha (28) s/o Jangkholun Singsit of Gopibung.
Sources said that Saikul police station has taken up a case against them.
They were produced before the Court and remanded to police custody today itself.