RPF members involved in the arson of a Winger vehicle nabbed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 19 2011:
Police arrested three active members of the RPF/PLA, including two involved in the arson of a Winger brand vehicle on June 12, and recovered arms and ammunition.
Imphal East police commandos arrested the three persons, identified as Chingkham Ibohanbi Meitei @ Jiban (38) son of Ch Ibo of Khurai Kongbal Khaidem Leikai, Huidrom Basanta Singh @ Amu (34) son of H Tomei Singh of Nambol Ishok Maning Leikai presently residing at Awang Potshangbam Khullen and Thokchom Sajakumar @ Ingoba @ Pukchao (37) son of Thokchom Sanatomba Singh of Bashikhong Torban.
The recovered items include 12 Chinese made hand grenades, 10 numbers of TNT explosives weighing 200 gm each, four mobile phones with SIM cards, one Maruti 800 car (MN06N/1598), one Suzuki Access 125 (MN-01D-0765) and a Bajaj Scooter.
Police source said that Huidrom Ibohanbi was arrested by the police team from Khurai near Babu Hotel around 9.30 am yesterday after Basanta was arrested by the same team around 5.15 am of the same day from Chingmeirong Khongnang Ani Karak.
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Ibohanbi joined the outfit in April 2011 through 'captain' Rishikanta while Ibohanbi joined the outfit in 2006 through one Anand.
They were presently working under the command of S/S captain Rishikanta.
They hijacked a Winger brand vehicle (MN-06/4551 from Nambol Bazar and set it ablaze at Tabungkhok Makha Leikai.
They performed the task on the advice of 'captain' Rishikanta of the finance section of the outfit, police said quoting disclosures made by the two members.
They had extorted huge amounts of money from different bus counters in Imphal, police charged.
Sajakumar was arrested today morning at 6.45 am from Moirangkhom.
During interrogation, police revealed that he is also an active member of the RPF, who joined the outfit in 2007 through S/S 2nd Lt Robertson and presently working under his command.
The hand grenades and TNT explosives were recovered from his possession.
One Angou had handed over these items to him and he was to have hurled them to bus counters.
He also admitted extortion of money from the general public on the advice of Robertson.