Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2009:
Khwairakpam Megha, who was dubbed as KCP (MC) when arrested by commandos from Khagempalli and again as PLA when AR claimed his arrest from Moreh, has been released on bail today.
Megha of Naorem Leikai, Liwa Road was arrested by police commandos in civilian clothes who came in a jeep (Rakshak) from Khagempalli on May 6 .
Two commandos and another two civilians belonging to Megha's locality involved in the abduction of Megha are currently in police custody.
While intensive search was carried out to trace whereabouts of Megha, 31 AR handed over Megha to Imphal police station in the night of May 8 with the report that Megha was arrested from Moreh town as a PLA cadre.
Based on this report, Megha was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandel on May 9 and he was remanded to police custody till today.
Megha was produced before the same Court today which released him after furnishing a surety bond of Rs 10,000 .
Later addressing a public meeting held at his locality today, Megha recounted the ordeal he underwent during the three days he was held in captivity.
On the fateful day, Megha was taking food in tiffin carriers along with one Sanjoy of Chingamakha on a Honda Activa to his iron and steel workshop at Nagamapal.
On coming out from a workshop at Khagempalli where his jeep was repaired, they were stopped by a commando personnel in civilian clothes who came in a Rakshak.
Megha was told to alight the vehicle saying that he was being summoned by the SP.
To this, Megha said that he should deliver the food first and that they might go to the SP's office together after delivering the tiffin.
As the commandos insisted, he appealed to leave behind Sanjoy saying that he was a heart patient.
In the meantime, a team of commandos were seen coming in a Gypsy.
Megha called out for one Sushil, an acquaintance of Megha, thinking that he was in the team.
But the Gypsy went past without stopping.
But the Gypsy returned back and they asked the driver of the Rakshak why he was being arrested.
The driver replied that Megha was a cadre of KCP (MC) and that they were acting at the command of Imphal East Commando OC, Megha recalled.
Once he alighted the Rakshak, Megha was blindfolded and his hands tied behind.
Then he was taken to a house.
Members of the family spoke a tribal dialect.
From there, he was taken away by some people who spoke Hindi.
After driving for some hours on hilly roads, Megha was lodged in a room.
On the next day, the captors started bashing up Megha.
When he requested to wash himself, the blindfold was open a little bit and the hand-cuff removed.
Then he was taken to an unknown location, going uphill ad again downhill in the course.
On the third day, he was taken to another place in another vehicle which drove for several hours.
Eventually when the blindfold and hand-cuff were removed, he realised that it was Imphal police station, Megha recounted.