Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 13 2009:
The banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has clarified that Elangbam Ratankumar, son of E Kumar of Wabagai Hiyanglam Mayai Leikai, who was arrested by the Imphal West police on April 11 from Paona Bazar during a search and frisking operation, has no relationship whatsoever with the party and that he is an innocent civilian.
Senior Publicity Officer, Department of Publicity, UNLF, Ksh Yoiheiba today stated in press release that the report published in today's newspapers based on a press release of Imphal West SP is not true.
It was a bluff of the Imphal West SP.
The statement of the police that on interrogation the arrested person disclosed that he had joined the UNLF in 2005 through one Sgt Maj Ibochou is a fabricated story of the Manipur police, Yoiheiba stated.
In order to give a meaningful explanation for rounding up and detaining hundreds of people at Khwairamban bazar and wasting their invaluable time and meting out various harassments to them by the police, innocent civilians were being arrested and branded as insurgents, Yoiheiba pointed out.
He further stated that with a view to getting favours from their masters, the Manipur police personnel were arresting, harrassing and shooting to death innocent civilians and accused them of being underground cadres.
Such unruly activities being carried out unabated by the police have become too much, he stated.