Pradhan nabbed as over ground worker
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 18 2011:
A Pradhan has been apprehended for allegedly collecting money from Panchayat Members as 'percentage' from the funds meant for MGNREGS for onward payment to an UG group.
A combined force of 33 Assam Rifles and 16 Maratha Li nabbed the Pradhan of Saiton GP, Ahanthem Ibungcha Singh during a search operation at Saiton area on Monday (May 16) and handed him over to the Moirang PS.
He has been booked under section 17/18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
While handing over him to the police, the combined force charged him of being an over ground worker of the banned PLA/RPF outfit and in collecting money for the outfit.
During interrogation he admitted that he had taken ' 90,000 from two Members of Wangoo Gram Panchayat, Yaima Singh of Ward No.4 and Oinam Ibomcha of Ward No.6 on May 11 .
He collected the amount on the advice of the Pradhan of Wangoo GP, Brojen of Wangoo village as 'percentage' for the PLA/RPF from MGNREGS fund.
The collected amount, ' 90,000, was handed over to one S Jugindro of Irengbam Awang Leikai, an over ground PLA worker.