Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 30 2010:
An investigation into the arrest of a former Self Style Brigadier of Federal Government of Nagaland (Naga National Council), Manipur police revealed that a gang of arm smugglers supplying arms to the banned outfit is operating in Imphal area as transit point.
A police source Friday said that the former brigadier of NNC, Mangkung Sarang Paisho (77) son of late MS Kongham of Sorbung village under Phungyar police station of Ukhrul district was arrested by a team of Imphal West police commandos three days back on last Tuesday night.
Mangkung is also a deserter of the Assam Regiment.
He was arrested during a raid at room no.201 of the Stadium View Hotel, Nagaram of Imphal at about 5 pm of the day acting on tip-off of staying members of a gang of arm smugglers in the hotel, a police officer said.
Police investigation into the case revealed that the former brigadier of FGN along with his gang members is smuggling arms from Myanmar for onward supply to the banned organisations including NSCN(IM).
He had been stayed at Myanmar for 17 years in Manyuan village of Myanmar by marrying with a Burmese woman.
He is still doing the smuggling works with his son MS Sunlight alias Koba alias Aungtantin (30) who is a self style major of NSCN(IM), police said.
He was preparing to leave for an unknown location to procure arms and ammunition for banned organisations in the state along with one Hopeson and another Jacob, police said.