Another UG involved in AR jawan assault case held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 12 2011:
One more activist of KCP (MC) in jail has been formally arrested in connection with the assault of three personnel of the Assam Rifles seven months back in December last year.
Police investigating into the case had earlier formally arrested another activist of the same group.
A KCP(MTF) cadre in jail after being arrested by police in connection with the kidnapping and subsequent killing of a caretaker of the Airtel tower at Nachou was formally arrested by Sekmai police in its course of investigating into the AR assault case.
Sekmai police arrested him in connection with a case registered with the PS related to an assault on three AR personnel on December 7, 2010, one of whom later died in the hospital due to severe injuries.
The three personnel of 5 AR, travelling in civil dress on a bus from Senapati to Imphal on NH 39, were attacked by some unknown persons armed with knives after the bus was hijacked on that fateful day.
The bus (MN01-0740) was hijacked from Khonghampat to Khamaram village along with the passengers and the three AR personnel were picked out and assaulted.
In the assault, two personnel, M Punamarama and P Mukesh received serious stab injuries while Prem Singh escaped with minor injuries.
Sekmai police, investigating into the case formally arrested, Angom Tomba alias Nongdamba (25) son of A Ibocha of Moirang Khoiru Leikai who is currently in jail at Sajiwa Central Jail after he was arrested by Bishnupur district police on April 5 .
He was produced in the court of Imphal West Chief Judicial Magistrate yesterday and was remanded to their custody for further interrogation.
Angom Tomba has been in jail after his arrest on April 5 on the charge of involving in the murder of an Airtel caretaker.
Mention may be made that KCP (MTF) cadres abducted Airtel caretaker, Thoiba on February 2 in connection with a monetary demand made to the Airtel company.
He was shot dead on February 10 after the company allegedly failed to meet their extortion demand.
With the arrest of Tomba, Sekmai police has so far arrested two cadres of the KCP(MTF) in connection with the AR assault case.
Earlier they had arrested Angom Ibochaoba @ Lanchaiba @ Punsiba @ Bocha (37) of Moirang Khoiru Leikai in its course of investigation into the case taken up as a suo motu case.