Imphal, July 29: The individual shot dead by a team of Thoubal district police commando at Kekru Kwarok road in Thoubal district last evening has been identified as a KCP (MC) cadre namely Chongtham Romesh Meitei alias Nonglemba alias Rome (32) s/o Ch Irabanta of Yairipok Bishnunaha Awang Leikai.

According to a statement issued by SP (Thoubal) Clay Khongsai, Romeshchandra was a trained UNLF cadre (13th batch) who later joined the KCP (MC) organisation.

One 9 mm pistol with a magazine and three live rounds have been recovered from the deceased.

Meanwhile, SP (Imphal East district) Th Radheshyam Singh in a statement issued today informed of a combined team of Imphal East district police commandos and troops of 32 Assam Rifles nabbing a PULF cadre at around 10.30 am yesterday from Keirao makha Leikai.

The arrested person has been identified as Md Mehbub Ali (35) s/o Md Mansur Ali of Keirao Awang Leikai, who joined the armed group through one Md Sana of last year.