Court sends UG cadres to judicial custody
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 02 2022:
The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West has remanded two active cadres of National Revolutionary Front Manipur (NRFM) who are accused of killing a non-Manipuri at Churachandpur and placing an IED bomb in the southern gate of RIMS Hospital to judicial custody till September 15, yesterday.
Accused Ningthoujam Khelemba (24), s/o (L) Miteshwor and Wahengbam Marjit @ Dingku (24), s/o Sunderjit both from Kumbi Terakhong were produced before the Court on completion of their police custody remand period with a prayer to send them to judicial custody by a team of Imphal police.
The IO of the case submitted that the accused were formally arrested after taking due permission from Churachandpur Court as another case was registered against them at Churachandpur police station.
The IO further submitted that the two accused are working under the command of self style chairman of NRFM Thangjam Daballo @ Nongpoknganba @ Lemba (50) of Nongren Maning Leikai, presently staying in Bangladesh.
As per the IO, the accused disclosed that they were instructed to kill a non local shopkeeper Anand Gupta 45 at New Bazar Salem Leikai Churachandpur on June 17, 2022 at around 7 pm, opened fire at the gate of Hemam Momocha of Khumujamba Churachandpur on July 12, 2022 and placed an IED in the southern gate of RIMS on June 8, 2022 .
The Court on perusal of the case record and after hearing the submission of the IO remanded the duo to judicial custody till September 15 .