UNLF refutes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 12 2018:
The proscribed UNLF has categorically stated that Manaoton Macha, who was reportedly arrested by the police on December 10 on charge of being a cadre of the outfit had retired long time back and is not associated with the outfit in any manner now.
In a statement, UNLF said that this is not the first time that Manaoton Macha has been arrested on trumped up charge and explained that he retired from the outfit in August 2017 after his wife passed away.
After his retirement from the outfit, he was arrested on September 10, 2017 from his house, said the statement and added that he was arrested again in February this year on the same charge.
UNLF had also issued a statement on September 12, 2017 that Manaoton Macha is no longer associated with the outfit.
Despite this fact, the State police commandos have been harassing him and cooking up false charge that he is still a cadre of the UNLF, added the statement.
The very statement of the police PRO that Manaoton was assigned certain works by the chief of MPA, Pamheiba is again wrong, as Pamheiba had retired from the post of COAS following the end of his tenure in the early part of 2018, added the statement.
The very fact that the police do not know who is the present COAS of the outfit is a clear indication that Manaoton is no longer associated with the outfit, said the statement.