Five alleged PLA cadres arrested
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, August 16 2022:
A joint team of Thoubal Commandos and 16 AR personnel apprehended five alleged PLA cadres along with 4 hand grenades during a cordon and search operation conducted at Tentha Tuwaband Leikai today.
The search operation was led by Add! SP (Ops) O Wangkhomba, assisted by Inspector N Sadananda under the overall supervision of Jogeshchandra H, SP Thoubal.
The CDO team received reliable information from 16 AR that some cadres of the outfit had planned to disrupt the Independence Day celebrations by planting explosive devices under the instructions of one SS Lt Colonel Rishikanta alias Ranbir.
Reportedly, arms and explosives had been transported from Moreh to one person at Tentha area to carry this out.
Initially, three persons were arrested, identified as Keidongbam Subol alias Khomei (43) s/o (L) Keidongbam Biradhon of Wangbal Mayai Leikai.
Paonam Manikanta Singh alias Amuyaima (32) s/o P Arun Singh of Jirighat Lakhinagar a/p Tentha Tuwaband Leikai and Paonam Manikanta Singh alias Amuyaima (32) s/o P Arun Singh of Jirighat Lakhinagar a/p Tentha Tuwaband Leikai.
As a follow up of the above operation, two more cadres were arrested following input from Field G Team BSF-Koirengei.
The two have been identified as Sougaijam Ronan (32) s/o S Sanayaima of Kakching Wairi Kamala Pareng and Naorern Britain (27) s/o Naorern Rajendro of Kakching Khunyai Leikai.
According to information from the Police, it was revealed that under the instruction of the same SS Lt Colonel Rishikanta, the cadres had been targeting non-local people in all valley districts and that they along with other PLA cadres arrested by the same combined team of CDO Thoubal and 16 AR on August 13 had been involved in the IED blasts at Durga Mandir, Telepati, Imphal East and at Khongjom Sapam, Thoubal on May 13 and 30 respectively.
Later, the arrested persons and seized items were handed over to Khongjom PS and a case was registered for further investigation.