Police officially confirms UMO president`s arrest

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IMPHAL, June 28: The Police Department of Manipur has officially released the account leading to the arrest of Universal Mother Organisation UMO president M Sarojini Leima.

A statement issued by PRO Police of Manipur, RK Tutusana said, on receipt of a reliable information about the presence of some active members of KCP (Mangal) faction in and around Singjamei parking with a view to commit prejudicial activities like extortion of money from various sector, a team of Imphal West district police commando conducted frisking and checking at the said area on June 25.

During the process the team arrested a cadre of KCP (Mangal) identified as one Yumnam Budhi Meitei, 55, son of (L) Y Mangi Meitei of Pallel Leima-ngai Chingjin village, Thoubal district, it said.

Further investigation revealed that he had concealed one Chinese hand grenade along with detonator and three numbers of demand letters in the kitchen of his house, it asserted.

It continued that thereafter the team in co-ordination with commando Thoubal raided the residence of the arrested cadre at Pallel and seized the same mentioned above.

The PRO further disclosed that further investigation revealed that Budhi revealed that he had handed over 14 numbers of letters head KCP to Moirangthem (N) Sorojini Leima, 60, d/o (L) M Mangi Singh of Kangpokpi IT road and her associate s namely, Hidangmayum (O) Premila Devi, 39, w/o (L) H Bige Sharma of Utlou Awang Lekai, Bishnupur district at present residing at the office of UMO, Tampha Yumpham, Lamboi Khongnangkhong, Imphal West which is a frontal organisation of KCP-Mangal faction.

The district police commandos Imphal West team then along with women police arrested the two active members of KCP-Mangal as above. M Sarojini Leimai is the president of UMO organisation. Some incriminating articles were seized from her possession.

It said H Premila Devi another active worker of KCP-Mangal faction who used o come to the office of UMO to draft and print demand letters for the outfit, namely Arambam Sajan Meitei, 27, son of (L) A Kulamani K Meiti of Lei-Ingkhol, Chingmeirong was also arrested.

Meanwhile, the statement further said that a combined team of Bishnupur district police commando and 2/5 G arrested a cadre of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) the same day identified as Lanchunglung Kamei alias Achum, 42, son of (L) Kameidun of Ngarian.

It said that he was arrested while conducting search operation adding that a High explosive hand grenade (.36) and two demand letters from him.

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