Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 10 2010:
At least six members of the proscribed Revolutionary People's Front/People's Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) have been apprehended by Imphal West police commando teams from different places during the last 24 hours, said S Ibomcha, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Ops) Imphal West today.
On December 9 around 8pm, Imphal West police arrested three cadres of RPF/PLA, including a woman from a rented house in Naoremthong bazar who had been planning to attack non-locals, said the DSP (Ops).
The three arrested cadres have been identified as Shijagurumayum Kokoton aka Raj Sharma (47), son of Sh Tombi Sharma of Keishampat Thokchom Leikai, his wife Shijagurumayum Bijaya aka Bema Devi (43) and M Tarun aka Bung (35), son of M Muni of Uripok Khaidem Leikai, presently staying at a rented house in Naoremthong Bazaar.
One 9 mm pistol with one magazine and three live rounds was recovered from Kokoton, police said.
On further interrogation, Kokoton and Tarun have owned up responsibility in the killing of a non-local balloon seller in Keishampat in November.
Kokoton's wife, Bijaya disclosed her role in aiding and abetting the crimes committed by Kokoton and Tarun, said the police.
The same police team also succeeded in apprehending three members of the proscribed PREPAK from Singjamei Super Market today around 1 pm.
The three arrested were cadres of PREPAK Project I, responsible for depositing and recovering of the organization's ransom demands.
They have been identified as Thengbam Somarendro aka Tombung aka Yambung (43), son of Th Moti of Kakwa Lamdaibung, Khumukcham Babloo Singh (31), son of Kh Tomba Singh of Pishum Ningom Leirak and Maibam Raju aka Vicky (31), son of (L) M Ibotombi of Khagempalli Pankha.
They revealed that they had come to the area to collect demand money.
One 9 mm pistol with one magazine and six live rounds were recovered from the arrested PREPAK cadres, said the police.