Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 07 2009:
Security forces have apprehended four activists of armed groups in between June 5 and 7 from different places of the State.
According to a Thoubal district police statement issued today, district police commandos deployed on frisking and checking duty at Wangkhem and Phouden areas netted a PULF cadre from Phouden Moirangpalli at about 11.05 am today.
Identifying the arrested PULF cadre as one Md Gaphar (37) s/o (L) Md Kaji of Wangkhem Ward No 6, the police statement issued by Additional SP (Thoubal) Jogeshchandra Haobijam said Gaphar disclosed of working in the finance section of the PULF organisation.
Troops of 20 Assam Rifles reportedly arrested two members of the MNRF during checking of vehicles in between the Pallel and kakching at around 6.30 pm yesterday.
Identifying the MNRF duo as SS 2nd Lt Apen Mayo 932) s/o Yangla Mayo of Hallang village in Ukhrul district and SS Sepoy Athem alias Rajan alias Achan (21) s/o Kasom Khullen village (ukhrul), a PRO IG (S) release informed that both were detained after checking of a Tata Sumo (MN04/A3713).Further stating that Apen and Athem had gone to Myanmar to liaise with UPPK cadres, the PRO listed two .36 hand grenades with detonators and one live lathode bomb as items recovered from them, who have been handed over to Kakching police station late last night.
On the otherhand, a PLA cadre identified as Asheipam Brojen Singh alias Bijoy (29) s/o A Bira Singh of Champra Leikai Andro had been reportedly apprehended by a combined team of Imphal East police commandos and troops of 28 Assam Rifles from Irilbung area on June 5 at around 7.25 pm, said a release of SP (IE).
Brojen is informed to have disclosed of joining the PLA organisation in December 1999 through one SS L/Cpl Yumkhaibam Leiba of the PLA.