Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 11 2009:
A PREPAK cadre allegedly involved in the shooting to injure a pradhan in Bishnupur on March 24 and threatening to the political workers in the area has been apprehended by a combined team of Bishnupur district police commandos and 4/8 Gorkha Rifles, SP Bishnupur police said today.
A .38 special revolver along with four rounds of live ammunitions and one empty case from possession of the nabbed cadre identified as Thoudam Abdul alias Mohori alias Mangol of Toubul Makha Leikai.
The combined team yesterday morning at around 6 am said the statement of the SP, Bishnupur while stating two women said to be his associates in carrying out extortion from the people and threatening to the political workers in the area identified as Phairenbam Shanti Devi (42) wife of late Tomba of Moirang Thana Leikai and Philem Soro Devi (45) wife of Shyamjai of the same locality are absconding.
The two women have absconded, the statement said.
The nabbed cadre was also behind the shooting to injure of pradhan of the Nachou gram panchayat on March 24 morning after he was called for a talk allegedly in connection with monetary demand from the government funds sanctioned to the gram panchayat for taking up developmental activities.
He along with the absconding women are also carry out activities like threatening of political workers in the area with the electioneering of the political parties are at high peak.