Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 03 2010:
Refuting police claim, proscribed outfit PREPAK has clarified that it has no involvement in the incident of PREPAK cadres disguising themselves as KCP (MC) cadres to extort money from Pari Imom Sindam Sang School, Pangei.
In a statement, Imphal East district commander of the outfit Sunil said that the three persons namely Takhellambam Gobind alias Atonba alias Chumthang (27) s/o Dara of Takhel Mamang Leikai; Maisnam Obechand alias Boy (24) s/o Ibobi of Yaiskul Yumnam Leikai and Irengbam Shitol alias Prem (19) s/o Basanta of Singjamei Yumnam Leikai, who were arrested by Imphal East police commandos from Waiton Lamkhai while the trio were trying to take hostage of three women including Romi, the wife of the school founder Ramdeo at around 11 am of July 1, have nothing to do with PREPAK.
Moreover, PREPAK had not asked for any financial assistance from the said school in the past nor there is any plan of doing so in the immediate future, Sunil said, adding that claim of the police that PREPAK cadres disguised themselves as KCP (MC) to extort money and the report published in media in this regard are complete hogwash.
This is an old habit of the police and the public should not have any confusion over the matter, the PREPAK statement said.