Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 13 2010:
Two UPPK cadres and three NNW (PSG) activists have been apprehended by security forces from various place yesterday.
A statement of SSP (IW) L Kailun said Imphal West district police commandos under the command of DySP (CDO) Th Krishnatombi Singh and Inspector (CDO) Y Kishorchand Meitei arrested UPPK cadre identified as Akoijam Waibi alias Bobby Singh (32) s/o Ak Biren Singh of Wangkhei Ayangpalli Laishram Leikai from Yaiskul Janmasthan at around 7.20 pm yesterday.
apart from Waibi's disclosure that he worked under the command of one Andy (malem) and assigned to serve demand letters to Govt departments for party fund, a mine bomb was seized from his possession, the SSP added.
It is also said that follow up action led to the arrest of another active member of UPPK namely Khaidem Joykumar alias Ibungo Singh s/o Kh Tombi Meitei of Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leikai on the same day at around 8.50 pm.
One 9 mm pistol with a magazine and three live rounds have been reportedly recovered from Joykumar's possession.
Meanwhile, troops of 17 Assam Rifles of 10 sector apprehended one NNW (PSG) activist from Lower Phaibung area at around 9.30 pm of august 12 whose disclosure led to the arrest of two overground workers of the outfit from the same village, said a PRO IGAR (S) release today.
Identifying the arrested trio as D Seisou (58) s/o Dani, J Dakhu (21) s/o Jacob and P Doneld (34) s/o Pumi, all from Lower Phaibung under Senapati district, the PRO release listed one 9 mm pistol with magazine containing a live round and three .38 live rounds as items recovered from the captives, who have been handed over to porompat police station.
Troops of the same unit during the course of a search operation also arrested a drug trafficker from Phaibung area from whom about 330 kgs of contraband ganja had ben seized at around 8.30 pm yesterday.
The arrested person identified as S Wisdom (40) s/o Seizi of Phaibung has been handed over to Ukhrul police station while the ganja packaging machinery was destroyed on the spot.