IMPHAL, March 17: A team Thoubal district police commandos has nabbed four cadres of the KCP (Wanglen group) during a counter insurgency operation conducted at Wangjing area on March 16 at around 5:15pm, stated an official statement of the SP Thoubal.
The statement has further identified the four alleged militants as Chongtham Nandabir alias Kengba alias Nanda Singh, 18 son of Ingocha Singh of Moreh ward no 7, Khunaijam Abung alias Prem alias Rakesh Singh, 18 son of Shamu of Moreh ward no 7, Angom Ajay Singh, 16, son of Ibopishak Singh of Moreh ward no 7 and Meisnam Abungcha alias Amurei Singh, 18 son of (l) M Lukhoi Singh of Moreh ward no 9.
It has further identified the four alleged militants as active members of the KCP (Wanglen group) and to be currently working in the recruiting cell of the outfit.
The four had forcibly taken one Soibam Ronald Singh, 13 son of Gunadhor of Wangjing Awang Leikai to Myanmar and recruited him as a cadre of the outfit, the statement added.
Meanwhile, on the same day, the commando team had also arrested one cadre of the KCP (Khaba group) from Lilong Haoreibi Hungamthabi, the statement stated.
The alleged militant identified as Md Rijwan, 20 son of (l) Md Rahibur Rahman of Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai was arrested by the team during a search operation conducted at the area at around 7:20pm, it added.
One demand letter of the proscribed KCP (Khaba group) was recovered from the possession of the arrested cadre, the statement added.
In the meantime, on March 15, a team of the Imphal east police commandos had arrested one cadre of the KCP (Maoist) identified as Sanoujam Sanatomba Singh alias Sarat alias Yaima, 21 son of (l) Amuthoiba alias Chaoba of Mayang Imphal Kokchaida from near Kontha Ahallup auto rickshaw parking and recovered one mobile phone alongwith one Airtel sim card
It has further informed that during interrogation, the alleged militant disclosed that he joined the outfit last year in February under one Chinglen and is currently working under s/s chairman of the outfit Kangleipal.
He also disclosed that s/s Kangleipal is currently in Nepal, the statement added.
Further according to the statement, Sanatomba was involved in recruitment of cadres and in extorting money from the general public, officials and businessmen.
Another militant of the KCP, identified as Md Tajjauddin, 26 son of Naziruddin of Keirao Sabal leikai was arrested from Kongba bazar on March 15 at around 11:30am, the statement added.