Imphal: Manipur police’s anti-extortion cell on Friday said it had solved several extortion cases in Imphal West and Kakching districts with the arrest of seven cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples’ War Group (KCP-PWG).
According to a Manipur police report, the arrest of three members of the proscribed insurgent outfit – Laishram Kenjit Singh (36), Md Abdul Matalif (37) and Laishram Langamba Meitei (28) – is considered a “tremendous achievement” by the security forces.
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These three hardcore cadres were arrested with a pistol, four live rounds of ammunition, incriminating documents, including demand letters and equipment for manufacturing illegal arms.
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The arrests and seizures were made on Thursday while they were allegedly carrying out extortion drives targeting businessmen and government employees in the Kangchup Hill Range of Imphal West district.
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The arrests were made based on information provided by four other KCP (PWG) members who had been arrested from a hideout in Kakching district on Monday.
The arrested persons – Sandham Premkumar Singh alias Leikai (45), Saikhom Sidan Singh (33), Nongmaithem Haridash Singh (56) and Khundogbam Tomba Singh (40) – were allegedly involved in extortion and illegal possession of arms.
A pistol, five mobile phones, a four-wheeler, demand letters and 80 blank receipts of the outfit were recovered from their possession.