Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 12, 2010:
Security forces have reportedly arrested four activists of various armed groups from different places in the last few days.
A PIB (DW) release issued today said two overground workers of the proscribed KYKL were apprehended by a combined team of 4/8 Gorkha Rifles and 12 Maratha Light Infantry from Nambol.
The arrested persons have been identified as Leishangthem Ibohal Singh (46) s/o (L) Rabei Singh of Nambol Kongkham Makha Leikai and M Sundram Singh (45) s/o (L) M Babu Singh of Nambol Kongkham Leikai.
Both individuals were actively involved in extortion related activities at Nambol areas since the last few years, the PIB (DW) release maintained adding that both have been handed over to Nambol police station.
Thoubal district police commandos and 39 Assam Rifles troops arrested a KCP (MC) cadre from Nongren village under Lamlai police station while a PULF cadre was netted by troops of 23 Assam Rifles from Uyumpok Pangaltabi area.
A Thoubal district police statement issued by ASP (Ops) Jogeshchandra Haobijam identified the KCP (MC) cadre as Sorokhaibam Shyam Singh (39) s/o S Ibotombi Singh of Nongren Maning Leikai.
It is informed that Shyam was pulled during the course of a search operation of selective houses in Nongren village from around 5 am today.
Apart from Shyam's disclosure that he worked in Finance Section of the armed group under the command of one Thangjam Dabloo (35) s/o Th Naba Singh of Nongren Maning Leikai, the ASP also quoted the arrested person as revealing that he (Shyam) joined KCP (MC) through Dabloo.
The PULF cadre, according to a PRO IGAR (S) release was nabbed at around 11 pm yesterday when the AR troops launched operation at Uyumpok Pangaltabi area.
The arrested person has been identified as Mukip Shukat Lekai alias Moriek Boy (21) s/o Hayad Ali of Rahamania in Imphal East district.