One KYKL cadre apprehended
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 17 2022:
Imphal West district police commando apprehended a cadre of the proscribed Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) during a search operation conducted at Singjamei Wangma Kshetri Leikai Mongkhang Lambi on Wednesday.
The arrested cadre has been identified as Maibam Romio Singh (49) s/o (L) Babu of Mokhang Lambi.
According to a police report, the police team was conducting a search and cordon operation along Mokhang Lambi on Wednesday, when Romio was arrested at around 4.30 am.
On questioning, Romio revealed that he joined the outfit in 2015 and has been working under the outfit's self-styled commander (special finance) Tombi since April this year.
Under the commander's instruction, he managed to extort around Rs 60,000 from different departments, while travelling to and fro on his black Hero Pleasure (MN 1V 2044).The money was then handed over to an unidentified man sent by Tombi.
Romio was further instructed to extort money from other different departments.
The team seized the Hero Pleasure used by Romio, along with his Aadhaar card and a mobile handset.
He has been handed over to Irilbung PS along with the seized items for further course of action, the report informed.