Three cadres of proscribed KCP-PWG arrested in Manipur

Imphal: Three active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party — People’s War Group  (KCP-PWG) were arrested along with arms, ammunition, incriminating documents, and a car at an area of the Pangaltabi village under the Kakching police station in Manipur’s Kakching district on Friday, the police reports said on Saturday.

The arrests and seizures of different items were made in an operation conducted based on a coordinated intelligence input of the Kakching district police and commandos of the Manipur police at around 7 am on Friday.

They have been identified as Thokchom Sornu @ Amujao Singh (23), Laishram Birdina Meitei @ Tabhidi (38), and Khundrakpam Rojit Singh @ Washington (28). They were involved in extortion activities from the general public.

Further from their possession, three mobile phones, one four-wheeler vehicle, and other incriminating items were recovered from their possession.

The arrested persons along with the seized items were later handed over to the concerned police station for further legal proceedings, the report added.