NIA visits
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 16 2017:
A team of the National
Investigation Agency (NIA)
today visited the residence of
the arrested Commander-in-
Chief of the proscribed KCP
(Poirei Meitei), Khoirom
Ranjit at Yairipok Laimanai,
Thoubal district as part of the
ongoing investigation into
different cases registered
against the C-in-C and the
outfit.
The team led by Investigation
Officer of the cases, DSP
Ranveer Singh Tyagi took
Ranjit along with them during
the visit.
Later, the Investigation
Officer as a petitioner filed
an application at the Court of
Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Imphal West praying for allowing
them to record
statement of L Senapati,
owner of Ningthibi Restaurant
located at Khurai Angom
Leikai under Section 164 of
CrPC with reference to case
number RC 05/2017 NIA/
DLI under Section 120-B of
IPC and Section 20 UA (P)
Act State (NIA) Ranveer
Singh Tyagi DSP/CIO, NIA
Headquarter New Delhi versus
Khoirom Ranjit & Rocky
and others.
Registering the prayer as
criminal miscellaneous case
number 100 of 2017, the
Court directed JMIC Imphal
West-II to allow the NIA
team to record statement of
the restaurant owner as a
prosecution witness under
Section 164 of CrPC.
It may be mentioned that the investigation yesterday interrogated a
former Director of JNIMS and a senior reporter of an evening
newspaper in connection with the cases registered against the outfit
for extortion, bomb attack, kidnapping for ransom and others.
During interrogation, Ranjit had confessed that the gun
attack laid at Ningthibi Restuarant on February 20 of last year
was executed under his instruction.
The restaurant owner's wife was killed in the attack besides
leaving two customers injured.