Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2010:
Imphal West District Police Commandos apprehended one PLA activist from Paona Bazar near Videocon House at around 8.30 am today.
The arrested PLA activist has been identified as Phanjaobam Ajit alias Tomba alias Badat Singh s/o late Ph Khomdon Singh of Uchathol Mayai Leikai, Jiribam.
Informing this in a statement, Senior SP of the district informed that on spot verification, Ajit disclosed that he joined the outfit in December 2009 through one S/S Sgt Paonam Chandrajit alias Ngakpei and is working under his command.
He was involved in hijacking and burning of trucks at 30 Hector, Jaronpokpi, Jiribam in last week of April 2010.He was also assigned to extort money from general public for party fund, the SSP added.
The Imphal West District Police Commandos also arrested two KCP activists from Naoremthong Bazar at around 2.30 pm yesterday, conveyed the SSP in another statement.
Identifying the arrested activists as Chanam Dilip alias Taily (41) s/o late Ch Heitombi Singh of Naoremthong Bazar and Moirangthem (O) Babita Devi (32) w/o M Manglem Singh of Thangmeiband Leiren Hanjaba Leikai, senior SP of Imphal West District, in a statement, conveyed that on spot verification, the arrested KCP activists disclosed that they are working under the command of one Nongthang alias John alias Ingobi of Mayang Taning.
Babita also disclosed that he was involved in extortion of money amounting to Rs 50,000 from one Thoibi Devi, pradhan of Kakwa and he was assigned to serve demand letters to Government departments for party fund, the SSP added.