'Surrender agents' held, house dismantled
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 19 2013 : A mother-son duo who reportedly gathered a number of youngsters to take part in army's surrender functions have been rounded up by people and handed over to police.

Their house has also been vandalised by a mob.

Haorungbam Surchandra alias Kabui alias Naoba (30) of Khurai Chingangbam Leikai and his mother Chitra (50) were rounded up by the local people this afternoon.

Surchandra had surrendered to 5/9 Gorkha Rifles as a cadre of PREPAK (Pro) .

Surchandra yesterday made a proposal to one Thangjam Tolen (27) of the same locality who had retired from UNLF to civilian life to surrender to the army.

Surchandra told Tolen, who is now earning his livelihood as an auto-rickshaw driver that he would get Rs 3 lakhs and monthly honorarium of Rs 2000/3000 if they surrender to the army.

Even though Tolen rejected Surchandra's proposal, the latter said that he had already submitted names, addresses and photographs of some youngsters of the locality to 5/9 GR.

Surchandra alias Kabui also threatened Tolen saying that he would kill all the family members of Tolen if his proposal and disclosure was conveyed to any third person.

Locals tearing down the house of Haorungbam Surchandra

Joining his son in the plot, Surchandra's mother Chitra told Tolen's mother Gambhini to go to 5/9 GR and delete Tolen's name from the 'list' if he should not surrender.

As local people came to know about all these activities and plots, Chitra was pulled up last night while Surchandra fled away.

On searching their house, a temporary identity card issued to Surchandra alias Naoba by 5/9 GR was recovered though it had expired on January 15 last.

A leaflet about surrender of UG cadres which was written with the words "5/9 GR Friends of Manipur People" was also found from Surchandra's house.

Even though these recoveries enraged all the people, Chitra was let off on her assurance that she would produce her son next morning.

Surchandra was seen this afternoon and he was rounded up by the local people from near Lamlong bridge.

The mother-son duo were taken to T Munal LP School campus where they were subjected to intensive questioning.

Shortly after, a team of Porompat Police arrived at the scene and an uproar ensued as the police team tried to take away the mother and the son.

Later, an understanding was reached between the two sides following which the mother and the son were taken away by police.

Even as the surrender agents were taken away by police, an infuriated mob vandalised their home in the evening.