Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 01, 2009:
The underground United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) has denied the statement of the Imphal East police which claimed having apprehended two UPPK members, Sangrakpam Modhu (35) son of (L) S Khema of Mongsangei Maning Leikai and Nongmaithem Basanta alias Babu (35) son of N Deban of Ningthemcha Karong on November 27 last around 10.30pm.A statement issued by the assistant secretary of information and publicity department of UPPK, Khuman Laishramcha urged to clarify to which committee of the outfit the two persons belonged or to which batch do they belonged in case they are activists of the outfit's armed wing, Kangleipak People's Army (KPA).
Clarifying that the outfit is not related with the two persons, the statement asserted that none of its cadre has been arrested by the police since the inception of the UPPK and its army KPA.