UG cadres surrender
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 19 2013:
Security forces of Red Shield Division recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition buried under ground in 2007 by a cadre of UPPK at the foothills of Thangjing ridge, said a PIB (DW) release that identified the UG cadre as SS Capt Moirangthem Raja alias Chingkheinganba alias Meiba of Ngankhalawai near Moirang, under Bishnupur district.
Raja reportedly surrendered to security forces of the Division and helped in locating the cache which he buried in 2007 when the camps were shifted to Myanmar.
The cache included four carbine machine guns, four magazines, two .22 mm revolvers, 42 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition and two rounds of .22 mm ammunition.
Raja is said to have joined UPPK in 2001 and was actively involved in various anti-social activities in Manipur, Nagaland and Myanmar.
Subsequently, he fled to Kathmandu, Nepal in the year 2011 and was operating from there, maintained the DW release adding that the individual came to Manipur on May 17 this year.
Raja also disclosed the location of huge cache of arms at Thangjing ridge, which was recovered after thorough search Op by SF under the aegis of Red Shield Division.
Meanwhile, a cadre of NSCN (K) was apprehended on NH 37 between Khongsang and Rangpang Village on May 18 while he was moving in a Bolero vehicle.
Troops of 13 Assam Rifles have been monitoring activities of the group in Tamenglong district since the last six days which finally led to the arrest of SS 2nd Lt Gaising Maringmei of NSCN (K) .
On getting specific information regarding movement of cadre on NH-37, an operation was launched from the Assam Rifles post at Khongsang under the aegis of Red Shield Division and resulted in apprehending the said cadre who was active in Tamenglong district.