UGs held, 'guitar' seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 23 2014:
Four activists of the armed Zomi Revolutionary Front (ZRF), including its commander in-chief, have reportedly been arrested by the police during a search operation conducted on March 22 at National Games Village, Zone-II and a pistol, concealed inside a guitar (hollow) recovered from them.
According to a statement issued today by the Police Department PRO, a commando unit of Imphal West district police led by Additional SP (Ops) K Meghachandra Singh and comprising of women police personnel carried out the search operation.
During the search operation four active members of ZRF, a constituent member of Kuki National Organisation (KNO), were rounded up besides recovering one 7.65 pistol, two magazines and four live rounds, said the statement.
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In addition to recovering the pistol and ammunition, which were concealed inside a guitar (hollow), 10 demand letters of ZRF signed by the outfit's commander in-chief, six other demand notes signed by the armed group's director (Fin), one grey-colour Honda Activa (MN01D/8705), three mobile phone handsets and one camouflage trouser have also been listed as items recovered from the possession of the arrested persons.
Identifying the four as ZRF commander in-chief Songlianlal Hangsing alias Lalpu (52) s/o Pumzanang Hangsing of St Peter School Zone-II (Game Village, Langol), Kamsuanlian Mantuang alias Michael (39) s/o Hangsuanthang Mantuang of Zoumunnuan in Churachandpur district, Ginlalsiam Phiamphu alias Zonathan (34) s/o Zanchinlam Phiamphu of P Kamdoveng (Churachandpur) and Mawirousanga Guite (25) s/o Lianzo Guite of Mimbung village in Champhai district, Mizoram, the police PRO maintained that investigation revealed about the seized arms and ammunition being used in kidnapping and extortion by the ZRF cadres.
A case has been registered at Lamphel police station and further investigation underway, added the statement.