IMPHAL: Nine extremists belonging to various banned groups were arrested in the past 24 hours from different districts of the trouble-torn state of Manipur in combined operations by security forces, officials said on Saturday.
A police official said that the nine militants were arrested from five districts – Imphal East, Imphal West, Churachandpur, Thoubal and Bishnupur.
The arrested ultras belong to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Chin Kuki National Defence Force (CKNDF) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
The arrested militants were involved in abduction; different types of crimes; threatening people for various purposes; and the forcible collection of money from contractors, traders, government employees, common men and others. Some arms and ammunition, Aadhaar cards, several incriminating documents and various other materials were recovered from the nine arrested militants. According to the official, a detained CKNDF militant identified as Thongkhohou Touthang (34) is involved in the recruitment of youths for armed insurgency and cross-border arms and cadre movement.
Touthang is also involved in extortion from the public in the name of the CKNDF. One mobile phone along with one SIM card was seized from his possession. (IANS)
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