IMPHAL: In a significant crackdown on insurgent activities, security forces have arrested 10 militants involved in extortion and other criminal activities across Manipur’s Imphal East and Thoubal districts, police reported on Saturday.
Four active members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) Noyon faction were apprehended on Friday from Heirok Part 2 Chingdompok. The arrested individuals—Laikhuram Sanatomba Singh (22), Lourembam Suraj Singh (26), Thokchom Thoithoinganba Meitei (22), and Heikhrujam Ngongo (34)—were allegedly engaged in kidnapping and extorting money from the public, government officials, and petrol stations.
In another operation in Khabeisoi, Imphal East, four militants affiliated with KCP (PWG) were arrested. Identified as Lanpoklakpam Sanathoi Meitei (23), Sanabam Amitkumar Singh (40), Seram Prem Singh (49), and Md. Ithem (55), they were reportedly involved in similar extortion activities.
Meanwhile, in a separate raid at Nungoi Awang Leikai, Imphal East, police nabbed Okram Aboy Meitei (37), an active member of UNLF (Pambei). He was allegedly responsible for extortion and transporting arms and ammunition in and around Imphal city. Authorities recovered a .32 pistol loaded with three live rounds from him.
Security forces arrested 22-year-old Moirangthem Alexander Singh, also known as Satpa, near Liberal College Gate in Luwangsangbam, under Heingang Police Station in Imphal East. He is a member of the G-5 group under PREPAK and was allegedly extorting money from goods vehicles on National Highway-2.
Authorities have reiterated their commitment to cracking down on insurgent groups engaged in extortion and illegal activities, ensuring stability and security in the region.