Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 30 2009:
Contradicting versions were given by the police and Assam Rifles authority today on the arrest of a PREPAK activist.
An official statement issued by the Additional SP of Imphal East district, K Tomba said a PREPAK activist was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East district police commandos and personnel of 21 and 28 AR from Lilong Bazar this morning around 8. The police release stated that the arrested man is one Thingom Tomjing alias Killer (19), son of Th Tomba of Kakching Khunou Umathel.
It added that the army number of the arrested activist is 403. Meanwhile, a statement released by the PRO of IGAR (S) claimed that the PREPAK activist was arrested by 21 and 28 AR under 9 Sector.
It stated that the activist was arrested around 1.30pm from Waikhong area.
The AR statement gives the 'army number' of the arrested man as '407' .