SFs nab two insurgent members
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 30 2022:
A combined team of Special Commando and 15 Assam Rifles rounded up a cadre of Manipur Tribal Revolutionary Army (MTRA) on Wednesday morning.
The arrested cadre has been identified as Ati Making alias Teiba (42) s/o Ngareishang Making of Manthouram village, Kamjong district.
The combined team recovered one mobile phone and 42 extortion letters.
According to a police report, on receiving reliable information, the combined team carried out frisking and checking operation in Sangakpam Bazar area on Wednesday morning.
During the operation, Ati Making was arrested from near EK School.
On questioning, he revealed that he joined the outfit under one Achung of Mawai and is currently working as the finance in-charge of the group.
Both the arrested person and the seized items have been handed over to Hein gang PS for further legal action, the report added.
Meanwhile, Mantripukhri Battalion Assam Rifles of IGAR (South) in a joint operation with Manipur Police apprehended an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the proscribed PLA from Lamlong in Imphal East district on Tuesday.
PRO IGAR (S) informed in a release that based on a specific input Assam Rifles and Manipur Police launched a joint search operation and apprehended a sympathiser of PLA.
The apprehended suspect has been handed over to Porompat Police Station for further investigation.