Three accused held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2015 :
Three accused in the murder case of the of two KNF (N) cadres have been arrested by a team of Imphal East district police commando s from Kerku Villa today morning.
According to a reliable source, the commando team raided a house, where all the cadres were staying at around 5 am today and arrested them.
They have been identified as self styled army chief of KNF (D), Letkhohao Kipgen (36) s/o (L) Khupu Kipgen of Bongbal Khullen, self styled information and publicity secretary Kamminlal Haokip alias Boipu (25) s/o Thongkholet Haokip of Churchandpur and self styled general secretary Thongkhomang Haokip (30) s/o (L) Khaisei Haokip of Bongbal Khullen.
The commando team also recovered two mobile phones from their procession.
On their revelation, a joint team of Imphal East and Thoubal district commandos and Assam Rifles recovered an AK-47 rifle from Bongbal Khullen.
Sources said that the arrested KNF (D) cadres have confessed that they were involved in the killing of Paoneigin Vaiphei alias Wills (27) s/o Akhai Vaiphei of Heiroklen village and Khupthangmon Vaiphei (25) s/o Akam Vaiphei of Gotangkot village at Keithelmanbi barrage on August 25 .
It may be mentioned that decomposed bodies of the duo were recovered by a team of Yairipok police station yesterday.