UGs held with extortion notes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 04 2012:
Imphal East district police commandos have reportedly arrested two cadres of URF on October 2 night from different places.
According to a statement issued by SP (IE) Kamei Angam Romanus, URF's Moirangthem Mukta Singh (34) s/o M Koireng Singh of Soibam Leikai Wangkhei Khunou was netted from New Checkon area at around 8 pm.
Besides seizing one mobile phone handset, five demand notes have also been recovered from the possession of Mukta, who joined the outfit in July this year through one Captain of Soibam Leikai Khanglabung Leirak and was working under the command of SS Finance Secy Lemba alias Daballo alias Mocha of Nongren.
The demand notes were supposed to be served to five doctors.
The second URF cadre identified as Angom Captain alias Naobi Singh 935) s/o A Rupachandra of Soibam Leikai Khanglabung Leirak was picked up from his house at around 10.30 pm and items recovered from him included 30 blank envelopes of URF, 10 letter heads of URF, 30 demand letters without address, as well as 15 demand letters address to same number of doctors, entrepreneurs, school administrators, sports department officials and other individuals.
The SP's statement disclosed that both the captives had extorted huge amount of money and handed over the same to one Chongtham Anita Devi w/o Ch Hero of Tera Akham Leikai on the advice of the outfit's SS Finance Secy namely Lemba alias Daballo alias Macha of Nongren.
Meanwhile, discovering the presence of UG cadres at Mayai Koibi, troops of 18 Sikh of 9 Sector under Hqs IGAR(S) along with Imphal West district police commandos launched a joint operation and apprehended one URF cadre today.
The cadre has been identified as Moirangthem Ibomcha Singh of Thanga Moirangthem Leikai, and he is working under one Binodon.
Demand letters were recovered from the apprehendee who alongwith the recovery was handed over to Imphal Police Station, said a press release issued by PRO Hqs IGAR (S) .