Kuki militants continue extortion
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 28 2023:
Armed Kuki militants again extorted Rs 2,000 each from trucks/vehicles, coming from Jiribam to Imphal, at Tatbung near Leingang-pokpi of NH-37 (Imphal-Ji ribam road) on Friday.
The spot of the extortion on Friday is located close to Jiribam.
The armed Kuki militants trooped out from the nearby Kuki village to extort the vehicles leaving Jiribam.
In this regard, All Manipur Road Transport Drivers and Motor Workers' Union secretary M Anil Meitei recounted that well-armed kuki militants had extorted Rs 5,000 each from around 50 trucks/ vehicles at New Keiphundai area, which had driven out from Jiribam from 7.30am till 8am on Thursday.
While the spot for Thursday's incident now has ROP, the extortion on Friday occurred at an area with no ROP, which allowed the Kuki militants to take advantage.
Thus, he urged the state government to provide adequate ROP and security at all vulnerable locations to ensure the safe movement of vehicles carrying essential items along NH-37 .