Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 29 2010:
Thoubal police commandos apprehended three persons allegedly involved in recruitment drive of the PREPAK outfit including one recruiting officers.
The three have been charged of recruiting four teenage youths to the outfit.
Two recruiters were nabbed in the follow up action after the alleged recruiting officer of PREPAK identified as Saikhom Fajaba @ Zimba (24) son of late S Khamba of Khangabok Leikai was picked up on last Saturday morning from his own home, a statement of the Senior SP, Thoubal District Police, Clay Khongsai said today.
The two recruiters identified as Hamom Kiran (18) son of Naba of Khangabok Sorok Wangma and Moirangthem Suraj (24) son of M Yaiskul of Khangabok Mayai Leikai part-II were also arrested from their respective houses in a follow up action to the disclosure made by the recruiting officer, the statement added.
They have been charged of recruiting four teenage youths identified as Moirangthem Surjit @ Thoicha (15) son of late Suren of Khangabok part-I Bazar, Md Sajid Khan @ Spring (13) son of Md Noor Khan of Hayel Labuk Maning Leikai, Md Masali (14) son of Md Kora of Hayel Labuk Maning Leikai and Ningthoujam Inao (16) son of Nungsitombi of Khangabok presently residing at Khangabok Sorok Wangma near Khangabok High School to the PREPAK outfit.
Mention may be made here that the house of one of the alleged recruiter, Kiran was ransacked by a mob on June 26 last on the charge of kidnapping and handing over of Md Masali (14) son of Md Kora.
According to a complaint lodged by Kora to the police, his son was kidnapped by Kiran and his associates and sold to the PREPAK.
Kora lodged the complaint on June 26 after a mob ransacked the house of alleged kidnapper, Kiran, on the same day.
Around 1000 people stormed the house of Kiran at Khangabok in the afternoon of the same day and destroyed properties worth around Rs 1 lakh.