Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, Aug 31:
Thoubal district police commandos claimed to have arrested the vice army chief of the People's united Liberation Front (Pulf) and an NSCN (IM) activist during search operation conducted in Sora Mamang Leikai area at around 2.30 pm today.
Briefing media persons after the arrests, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Thoubal police commando Kishworchand said a massive cordon and search operation was launched in Sora Mamang Leikai this afternoon after being tipped off about the presence of the PULF leader and other UG activists there.
During the course of the search operation, army vice chief of the PULF along with the NSCN (IM) activist were rounded up from the house of one Md Bashir (60), the OC said and identified the PULF leader as 60 year old Md Abdul Ajeez alias Ajeez alias Babu of Sora Mamang Leikai while the IM activist has been named as one Meba Maring alias Milai (34) s/o Khamba Maring of K Tuisen village in Chandel district.
Accepting his association with the armed outfit, md Ajeez disclosed he had been working under the PULF army chief in the capacity as the vice chief.
Stating that he joined the outfit some four years back, Md Ajeez further informed that he was in hiding at the Langol hill range for sometime before reaching his Sora hideout on August 16 as he was feeling unwell.
His son Abir Khan (21) is also informed to be a PULF member.
Spilling more information on the organisation set-up, Ajeez authenticated report of PULF's commander in chief Bashir Lashkar slain by Assam Rifles on May 11 at Yairipok area and named the outfit's present finance secretary as one Samina Begum of Golapati.
Further police interrogation of Md Abdul Ajeez is on when report was last received.
Meanwhile, PRO IGAR (S) informed that two PLA and one UNLF cadres have been arrested from separate locations in the wee hours today.
According to a PRO release, one of the PLA cadre identified as Sanasam Angouba alias Tiken (32) s/o s Samu of Kyamgei Mamang Leikai was apprehended by personnel of 32 Assam Rifles from Lilong Arapti area.
The other PLA member arrested claimed to have been arrested from Mongsang Leikai has been identified as Thokchom Naoba Singh alias DK alias Dinku.
The UNLF cadre nabbed by troops of 22 Maratha Light Infantry is identified as s/s lance corporal Thoudam Naoba alias Kaka alias Kabra alias Shankar.
Naoba, hauled up during search operation in Taothang Mamang Leikai has been handed over to police station, the PRO added.