Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 14 2010:
Senior Superintendent of Police, Thoubal district, Clay Khongsai today refuted the charges leveled against the security personnel on Nungoo, Chairel and adjoining villages as reportedly widely in various local dailies today, claiming that all the persons arrested by the security forces mentioned in the reports were underground members or harbourers and overground members.
In the statement of the Senior SP also alleged that unable to operate in the area due to continuous efforts of the security force in sanitizing the area, the militants as well as harbourers and OG workers are instigating innocent and simple public of the area to make false allegations of harassment against the security forces.
The Senior SP also gave the details of the four persons arrested by the security forces whom villagers in yesterday's meeting claimed to be innocent, said Elangbam Babulal alias Mani (40) son of late E Tochou of Chairel Khunou is an active member of the PLA outfit.
He joined the outfit in 1989 and underwent basic military training at Chumnu Training Centre and having Army no 174.He was earlier arrested by Assam Rifles on 9/7/1990 and a case against him was registered under FIR No.518(7) 1990 IPSD u/s 121/121-A/307 IPC & 3(i)/5 TDA(P) Act.
Sorokhaibam Dolen @ Dolendrajit @ Kumarjit (42) son of S Sanahal of Chairel Makha Leikai is also a PLA member joined in 1989 along with Babulal and obtained military training at Chumnu (Training Centre of PLA) in 1989.He was also arrested by a combined force (police/MR and CRPF) from Nungoo.
The case registered against him being FIR no.6(4) 1997 Sugunu PS u/s 13 UA(P) Act.
The third person who the villagers claimed as innocent in yesterday's meeting, Sorokhaibam Leishang (40) son of S Heramot of Chairel Makha Leikai is a persons arrested as KCP member by 21 Assam Rifles along with another cadre of the same outfit Ningthoujam Ranbir (39) son of N Jugeshwor of Chairel Khunou under FIR no.39(12)2009 Sugunu PS u/s 20 UA(P) A, Act, 2004.He was also actively involved in extortion in and around Chairel area in the name of the banned organisation KCP.
In the same manner, Takhelmayum Iboyaima (38) son of T Khogen of Nugoo Awang Leikai is a KYKL member who joined the outfit in 2007 and was arrested on January 11 under case FIR No.1(1) 2010 of Sugunu PS.
He was arrested earlier in 2009 under FIR 24(6) 2009 of Sugnu PS u/s 20 UA(P) A, Act 2004, the statement of the SSP revealed.