Security forces arrested five militants belonging to two proscribed outfits in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Monday. Three active cadres of the banned Prepak were apprehended from the Keirao Khunou area on Sunday, a senior officer said. “Two of them are juveniles and have been treated as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act,” he said.
In one operation, two active members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) \[KCP (PWG)] were apprehended from Keibi Heikak Mapan Awang Leikai under Sagolmang Police Station in Imphal East district.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Sangomshumpham Musha Ahamed alias Ibobi (40) and Md. Farooque Shah (25), both residents of Khomidok in Imphal East. A Honda Dio scooter was seized from their possession. The duo was reportedly involved in extorting money from the general public and was caught red-handed while attempting to collect extortion funds.
