Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 30:
A team of Imphal East dist police arrested a personnel of the 1st IRB while trying to serve a demand letter of Rs 2 lakhs to a bakery shop located at Babupura this morning at around 10.30, said sources.
The arrested IRB personnel has been identified as one Thiyam Koireng (30) (rifleman No 1194442) of Thiyam Konjin under Thoubal dist.
The demand letter seized from the rifleman had the words Kh Lamphel Meitei S/S chief of Project Officer/Home of KCP written on it.
According to reports received from the police, Koireng had been extorting money from the public in collusion with one Th Arun of Thoubal Thiyam Konjin a S/S sergeant of the KCP.
Sources said that Koireng was paid 1/3 of the money for his assistance in extorting money.
Extortionist held: A cadre of the Federal Government of Nagaland who had come to demand a sum of Rs 50,000 from a family at Uripok Yambem Leikai was caught by the local meira paibis and local people and handed over to the police today at 5.30 pm.
The extortionist is identified as John Paomei.