PREPAK Chairman, Finance Secy decamp with Rs 2.4 cr
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 02, 2014: PREPAK Chairman Ningombam Nabachandra alias Naba alias Nongdrenkhomba (55) of Thangmeiband Lourungpurel Leikai but presently living at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai and Potsangbam Chinglen alias London (46) of Chingmeirong Laipham Khunou fled away and surrendered to the 'enemy' on November 19 last even as the party's central committee and cadres holding the rank of Captain and above were holding a meeting.

As such, all their activities would not have any connection with the party henceforth, informed a statement issued by the outfit's assistant secretary, publicity and propaganda Leibak-Ngakpa Luwang.

The post of finance secretary earlier held by P Chinglen Meitei would be taken over by N Romi Meitei as finance secretary-in-charge.

All documents of the party related with financial matters would be signed by N Romi Meitei.

Ningombam Nabachandra alias Naba alias Nongdrenkhomba officially joined the party in March 1993 and he was promoted to the post of Home Secretary on December 1, 1993.He was elevated to the post of vice-chairman on May 8, 1997.He became the party's Chairman on June 11, 2011. A preliminary meeting of the central committee and cadres hold the rank of captain and above was held on November 14 this year.

This was followed by another meeting on November 16 where Nongdrenkhomba was also present.

The meeting adopted five resolutions one of which said that the Chairman should not involve himself in the party's financial matters except acting as a supervisor.

The meeting was put off to November 20 as all the listed agenda could not be discussed on the day.

Two of the agenda missed at the November 16 meeting were about Rs 2 crore and 40 lakh which the Chairman should return to the party and purchase of four-wheeler vehicles and plots near the party's central head quarters by the Chairman in his personal interest without consent of the central committee.

On November 19, no communication could be made with Chairman Nongdrenkhomba and finance secretary P Chinglen and in the afternoon, it was learnt that they had fled away from the party.

On checking a trunk after they had fled away, a sum of Rs 19,49,992 kept in the trunk was also found missing.

Saying that Nongdrenkhomba and Chinglen have denigrated and betrayed all the sincere and genuine revolutionaries, the outfit, nonetheless, maintained that have learnt a very valuable lesson.

This lesson would embolden and hardened the commitment of the Red Army to carry on the armed struggle relentlessly until sovereignty is achieved followed by establishment of a progressive society, the outfit conveyed.

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