2 KCP cadres held by combined force
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 01 2011:
Two KCP were apprehended by security forces in a joint operation, police said today.
Four Chinese hand grenades, 13 live rounds of 9 mm calibre, 23 live rounds of 7.65 mm calibre, two live rounds of long range cartridges, one magazine of 7.65 mm calibre, seven demand letters of KCP, one Honda Activa (MN-01Q-5132) and one mobile hand set with SIM were recovered from the seized activists, they said.
They were nabbed by a combined team of police commandos, 5 AR and 116th Bn BSF, a senior police officer said.
Two activists including a woman were held following the nabbing of Thingbaijam Chitaranjan alias Tangba (38) of Heirangoithong Awang Leikai.
The combined led by Addl SP, AK Jhaljit apprehended him at Tera near Oriental College around 11 pm.
A Chinese hand grenade was seized from his possession.
Based on his disclosure, Thingbaijam Somokanta @ Tomba Singh of same locality with Chitaranjan was arrested around 10 am today from his residence along with incriminating documents.
They disclosed that they were working under Thingujam Sorojini Devi (37) wife of Subhas Dev Burman of the same locality.
Somokanta had shot dead Laithangbam Ranabir of his locality near Catholic School, Canchipur in January this year.
He was a wanted man in other eight cases of exploding bombs at the houses of government officials and burning down of vehicles for not meeting party monetary demands, the officer alleged.