IMPHAL, Nov 8: Some of the underground organisa-tions operating in Manipur have started using drug addicts including those living with HIV/AIDS and widows as go-between in extortion activities, claimed SP of Imphal East District Th Radheshyam.Talking to mediapesons at the district police headquarters at Porompat today, Radheshyam disclosed that of late underground organi-sations like PULF, KRA (U), KLA, KCP-MC and some other groups have started using drug addicts and widows as go-between in ser- ving demand notes and collection of the amount from Government Departments, private establishments and individuals.
The SP said that among seven UG cadres including three cadres belonging to KLA/KNO and four others to PULF (Kazi Umar) arrested by the District Police Commandos from two different places yesterday, two of the arrested PULF cadres have been identified as widows.
Some days earlier too, out of two KLA cadres arrested, both of them have been confirmed to be HIV/AIDS patients who are under ART treatment, the SP said, adding that it would be appreciable on the part of the NGOs to take serious note of the matter and play an important responsibility in stopping such trend.
The SP identified the three KLA/KLO cadres arrested by the District Police Commandos at around 2.20 pm yesterday as Nokhulun Haokip (42) s/o Thehang Haokip of Veitum Khullen, Laishram Jiban (43) s/o late Nongthon of Sagolband Thangjam Leirak and Sana-sam Birmangol alias Bira- mani alias William (45) s/o (late) Ibotombi of Tera Lou-krakpam Leirak.
One 7.65 mm pistol made in Italy, two live round of ammunition and 10 demand note of KLA were recovered from the possession of No-khulun who is also a Grade-IV employee in the BSNL, the SP informed.
All three of them are wor-king under the command of one Haopu Kuki and they have extorted Rs 2 lakhs from Forest Department, Rs 20,000 from Babina Diagnostic and Clinical Labora- tory, Rs 50,000 from Imphal Hospital and Rs 20,000 from child specialist Dr Ratan of Sagolband Moirang Leirak and the same handed over to Haopu.
Further, the SP identified the arrested four PULF cadres as Md Abdul Latif (38) s/o Jalllaludin of Phoubak-chao Heibungyangbi, Md Aboy Khan (18) s/o Md Abdul Latif of the same locality, Miss Leihao (24) d/o late Md Ibocha of Kshetri Awang Leikai and Nong-maithem Shanti Devi alias Nisa alias Dr Asha (38) d/o (late) Ibotombi of Thang-meiband Lairenhanjaba Leikai.
All four of them were arrested by the Commandos from Khurai Lamlong at round 5.10 pm yesterday.
In all 20 demand notes of the outfit have been seized from the possession of Ab-dul Latif, the SP informed, adding that Shanti Devi alias Nisa is a self-styled assstant project officer of the outfit.
Meanwhile, troops of the Assam Rifles and Imphal West district police comma-ndos in separate operations have apprehended eight activists of underground or- ganisations in the past 48 hours.
While PRO IGAR (S) informed of AR troops nab- bing two UNLF and one KYKL cadre from different places today, SSP (IW) L Kailun issued a statement regarding commando personnel rounding up five KCP activists from the house of one Takhellam-bam Tomba Singh of Kong- ba Uchekon Khunou at around 3.30 pm yesterday.
The KYKL cadre identified as P Ibohal alias Bobojit (23) s/o P Jadumani of Po-rokhongjam was nabbed from Yairipok-Angtha road and has been handed over to yairipok police station.
The UNLF cadres identified as Md Ayub Khan (22) and Md Riyauddin (27) - both from Thoubal were arrested by troops of 29 AR manning a mobile check post in between Sita and Tengnoupal.
The UNLF duo, who were riding a motorcycle revealed that they had pur- chased the bike from Imphal and were taking it to 292 MPA Bn of the UNLF, the PRO release maintained. Both the captive along with recovered items are being handed over to Tengnoupal police station, it added.
The KCP activists have been identified as Md Zaul-haque Moinam (18) s/o Md Abdul Kalam of Shamu-shang Santipur in Mayang Imphal, Kongba Uchekon Khunou residents Takhellambam james Singh (21) s/o T Tomba Singh, Takhellambam Domba Singh (19) s/o T Ibotombi Singh and Athokpam Sanjoy Singh (29) s/o A Ningthemjao Singh, and Leishemba Maibam (19) s/o Nila Maibam of Shangakpam Bazar. The five reportedly disclosed of working under the command of Athouba mangang - Valley Operation Commander of KCP, and assigned to extort money from the general public, shopkeepers, saw mill proprietors and Government employees of Kongba area. In all five demand notes of KCP signed by Athouba Mangang were also seized from them, the SSP statement added.
The Sangai Express
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