Lallumba faction rejects police claim
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, December 07 2013 :
The Lallumba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council on Friday rejected the statement by Imphal East Superintendent of Police claiming the general secretary of the militant outfit who was a mastermind behind kidnapping of a non local was arrested on December 4 .
On Friday, local dailies in Imphal carried a story about arresting Ramananda, the general secretary of Lallumba group of KCP-MC, also known as Rousow, 38, along with his partner at Khomidok Mamang Leikai on December 4, citing a press statement issued by Kamei Angam Ramanus, SP, Imphal East Police.
The statement had also claimed that they were arrested on a charge of kidnapping a non-local named Suresh Prasad.
However, the SP in his statement did not name Rousow as a militant belonging to the Lallumba group of KCP-MC now under suspension of operation (SoO).
Talking to newsmen somewhere in Imphal East today, Yoiheiba alias Nabakumar, army chief of the outfit, said that the statement by SP Ramanus claiming Rousow was arrested for abducting a non-local man was totally unfounded.
He said Rousow is the general secretary of Lallumba KCP-MC whose cadres are now being lodged at 7th Manipur Rifles, Khabeisoi after it recently signed a soO pact involving both the state and Central Governments.
Rousow had left the outfit's designated camp on December 4 morning after Sub-Inspector Shatisen from Imphal East Police Station, who came to the camp, informed him to meet SP Ramanus, Yoheiba said, adding he was also told by the Sub-Inspector that he had taken permission from chairman of the Joint Monitoring Group ADGP (Lo), LM Khoute to summon him.
Yoheiba further claimed that what Rousow was doing concerning abduction of the non-Manipuri, Suresh Prasad was just helping in rescuing him.
A clarification to the public by the Government and concerned authorities is highly needed over the matter, Yoheiba demanded and warned that the pact could break up if the clarification is delayed.