Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 28 2010:
AR, Army and Manipur Police Commandos have arrested five underground cadres belonging to different UG outfits from different places during the past 24 hours.
Troops of 12 Maratha LI of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) arrested one KCP(MC)-Shanty Kumar activist during an operation conducted at Irom Meijrao of Imphal West district around 11.30 pm yesterday.
The arrested, identified as Thiyam Romen Singh (41), has been handed over to Nambol Police station.
In yet another incident, 28 AR, 39 AR of 9 Sector and 23 AR of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR(South) arrested a hardcore PREPAK activist from Talau area around 5.50 am yesterday.
The arrested activist is one Bimal (39) of Talau, Yaingangpokpi, Imphal East.
As many as 225 live rounds of AK-47 were recovered from him, PRO, HQ IG AR (S) informed in a press release.
Meanwhile, troops of Red Shield Division have arrested two cadres of two different UG groups in different operations during the last 24 hours.
A press release from PIB (Defence Wing) revealed that one KYKL cadre, namely Thokchom Babu (38) of Nambol Khuthong Awang Leikai was arrested in a joint operation with Imphal West Police commandos.
The arrested person disclosed that he was working under one Kadamjeet, Finance Secretary of KYKL of Imphal West district, the PIB (DW) informed.
In another press release issued by SrSP, Imphal West district, L Kailun it was stated that on spot verification, Babu disclosed that he was assigned to serve demand letters to government departments and general public for party fund of KYKL.
One demand letter of KYKL and three ammunitions of AK-47 rifle were seized from his possession.
He was arrested from near Don Bosco gate Phayeng by the Imphal West district police commandos.
In another operation, one overground worker of PULF, identified as Surjit Oinam @ Danny (36) of Moirang Leikai, Bishnupur district was arrested from the same area, the PIB (DW) press release informed.
On the other hand, SrSP L Kailun's press release further informed that Imphal West district police commandos under the supervision of DySP (Commando) arrested one NSCN-IM activist identified as Mangkung Sarang Paisho (77) from Stadium View Hotel located at Nagaram about 5 pm yesterday.
The arrest was made following a credible information, the SrSP disclosed.
On spot verification, Paisho divulged that he was a deserter of Assam Regiment and former S/S Brigadier of FGN.
He is an arms procurerer of NSCN-IM, he disclosed and added that his son, namely MS Sunlight @ Koba @ Aungtanlin is a S/S Major of NSCN-IM.
Again, the same district police commandos arrested one KCP activist from Singjamei Thongam Leikai about 6.40 pm yesterday.
The arrested activist has been identified as Laimayum Rabichandra Sharma @ Thoibi @ Dada Achouba (42) of Singjamei Thongam Leikai.
On spot verfication, he disclosed that he joined KCP in the month of June, 2000 through one chairman of KCP organisation, and he was working under the command of Tabungba of KCP.
One Nokia mobile handset was recovered from his possession, SrSP Kailun further informed.