Member of banned outfit arrested
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 23 2022:
A team of Imphal East district police commandos arrested an active member of a banned outfit around 10.30 pm Tuesday.
According to a police report, the active member was arrested from Mantripukhri Bazar during a search operation carried out by the district police in connection with the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival.
The arrested member had reportedly extorted Rs 2 lakh from government offices based in Sangakpam area and Rs 20,000 in Keishampat area.
It was also found that the member had previously extorted huge sum of money from various government offices, private hospitals, schools and colleges as funds for the outfit.
The arrested member has been handed over to Heingang PS for initiating further legal action, the report added.