UG cadre arrested
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 11 2017:
Imphal East district police arrested a self styled corporal of KCP (Noyon) at Sawombung forest gate under Lamlai police station, Imphal East at around 10.30 am today .
According to a reliable source, acting on specific information about the presence of some underground militants at Sawombung forest gate and its surrounding area, a team of Imphal East district police under the supervision of Additional SP (Law and Order) W Kasar and jointly commanded by DSP (Commando) K Robinson and DSP (Ops) RK Saklemba and led by OC Imphal East commando, Inspector B Lunthang Vaiphei rushed to the area conducted search operation by cordoning the area .
During the search operation, an individual was detained on suspicion for spot verification by the police team .
The detained individual was identified as Hidam Aboy alias Atappa (24) s/o Herabi of Nongren Maning Leikai .
He revealed that he had joined KCP (Noyon) faction in May 2012 through one Tayai of Pungdongbam and received his basic military training at Tanan, Myanmar and is presently holding the rank of self styled lance corporal and working under the command of Langam, deputy army chief of KCP (Noyon) .
The police recovered a mobile handset along with a SIM card from his possession .
Aboy was formally arrested by observing necessary formalities and handed over to Lamlai police station for taking up necessary legal actions.