Two UG cadres, one gang member arrested
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 02 2023:
Imphal East Commando arrested two active cadres of PREPAK and one gang member along with one .32 pistol and ammunition in two separate operations yesterday.
The two arrested cadres of PREPAK have been identified as Thokchom Chandramani Singh alias Naoba and Sandam Rame Singh while the gang member arrested with the weapon has been identified as Md Ebungo alias SK.
Acting on reliable inputs about the presence of some members of an underground outfit at Sekmaijing Bazar, a team of the Imphal East Commando led by OC Inspector Kh Henery conducted counter insurgency search operation and arrested two active cadres of PREPAK identified as Thokchom Chandramani Singh alias Naoba (47), S/o Th Pari Singh of Sekmaijin Maning Leikai, and Sandam Rame Singh (45), S/o (Late) S Achou Singh of Sekmaijin Thongam Makha Leikai.
With their arrests, the commando personnel seized two mobile phones from their possessions.
Th Chandramani had joined the outfit through S Rame while the latter joined through one self styled publicity secretary Poirei.
Both of them were working under the command of Poirei, said police.
They had collected extortion money of Rs 20,000 from one person and handed it over to one unknown person sent by Poirei, the police added.
The two have been handed over to Mayang Imphal police station.
In another operation, the same team along with personnel of Heingang police station led by OC Inspector Kh Pathou Meetei arrested one gang member along with a .32 pistol from Kairang Umang Leikai at around 11 pm yesterday.
The arrested person has been identified as Md Ebungo alias SK (25), S/o (Late) Md Abdullah of Kairang Chingya Leikai.
The personnel recovered one .32 Pistol marked as "Made in Japan" loaded with two live rounds in the magazine and two mobile phones from his possession.
The arrested person along with the seized arms & ammunition have been handed over to Heingang police station.