Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 21:
Imphal West District Police Commandos reportedly apprehended two underground activists of two different outfits from different parts of the capital city yesterday.
One of the arrested underground activists belongs to proscribed KCP while the other belongs to PREPAK.
According to a statement issued by SP of Imphal West District Clay Khongsai today, the KCP activist identified as Athokpam Ajit Singh alias Prasenjit (42) s/o A thokpam Achou Singh of Uchiwa Awang Leikai but staying at Tera Sapam Leirak was arrested from Kwakeithel Tiddim ground during frisking and checking duty at around 9.45 am yesterday.
On preliminary interrogation, Ajit disclosed that he joined KCP in 2005 under one S/S deputy commander & finance secretary Oinam Kesho Singh of Uchekon Wangmataba and he was assigned to extort Rs 7 lakhs from CE Joychandra Sharma through Accountant of PHED and Rs 3 lakhs from SC Khamba Singh of Electricity Department.
Furthermore, Ajit disclosed that he was one of the arms suppliers of KCP under the guidances of O Kesho, the SP said, adding that one SIM Card of BSNL bearing no 8991775127211483492, one SIM card of Airtel bearing no.89911600000028667117 and another SIM card of Aircel bearing no.89913305071160353786 were seized from his possession.
The SP further informed that one PREPAK activist identified as Heisnam Surjit Sigh alias Ibungo (36) s/o Heisnam Muhindro Singh of Singjamei Chingamakha was also apprehended by the Imphal West District Police Commandos from BT Road in front of Johnstone Higher Secondary School at around 11 am yesterday.
On preliminary interrogation, Surjit disclosed that he joined PREPAK in 2007 through one Premjit alias Taibanganba of PREPAK and that he was involved in kidnapping of Irungbam Indrajit Singh, SO of Education (S) Engineering Cell on December 19, 2007 at about 2.50 pm.
Surjit also disclosed that assigned to extort Rs 5 lakhs from Irungbam Sashikanta, younger brother of Indrajit as ransom, the SP informed.