Member of banned outfit arrested in Manipur
The Hindu
Arrest of militant in Manipur linked to extortion, grenade placement; security forces recover firearms in separate operation.
A 42-year-old member of the proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) was arrested from Manipur’s Kakching district, police said on Friday, January 3, 2025.
The arrested person has been identified as Mayengbam Momocha Meitei and was apprehended on Thursday (January 2, 2025) from Bijoypur Mathak Leikai area, a senior officer said.
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The militant outfit has been found involved in extortion and placing of grenades at the residences of several individuals, the officer said.
In December last year, eight cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) were arrested from the same district in connection with the killing of two migrant labourers from Bihar.
Security forces on Friday recovered six firearms and ammunition in a separate operation in Churachandpur district, police said.
The arms and ammunition were recovered from Saiboh village forest area in Churachandpur, another officer said.
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