Imphal: A suspected member of the banned group Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples’ War Group (KCP-PWG) was taken into custody by the Manipur police's Anti Extortion Unit.
The arrest was made during an operation at the underground group's hiding location in Bamdiar Awang Leikai, which is within the jurisdiction of the Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district.
The arrested person, Konthoujam Jiban Meitei (43), a Nambol native, was accused of engaging in extortion in the southern regions of the state during the previous few months. He was found in possession of a sizable haul of weapons, ammo, and other incriminating materials.
According to the authorities, they found two 303 rifles, one pump action gun, and one SLR rifle with one magazine. Along with three sleeping bags, 40 KCP (PWG) badges, two handset chargers, one mobile charger, one BP cover, one cap, and two gunny sacks, they also found a sizable quantity of ammo. The seized items and arrested cadre have been sent over to the Nambol police station for additional processing.
In a similar incident on Friday, four armed men were taken into custody on extortion-related charges in the Churachandpur district of Manipur. According to them, the district police and the Assam Rifles from the area of Songpi village conducted a joint operation on Thursday night to make the arrests. They claimed that those who were arrested were attempting to extract money from the residents.
An MA1 MK was among the weapons and ammunition taken from them.A 12-bore gun, a 7.62 mm SLR with eight magazines, a 5.56 mm rifle with twenty magazines, an assault rifle, an air pistol, and an AK rifle with ten magazines. Additionally, an SUV without a license plate was confiscated.
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