Shillong, April 22: Police arrested finance secretary of Kangleipak Communist party (KCP) – People’s War Group (PWG) on Monday night.
According to SP Vivekanand Singh Rathore, based on source information that the Finance Secretary of Kangleipak Communist party (KCP) – People’s War Group (PWG) which is a banned terrorist organization of Manipur is hiding in in a rented house located at Nongthymmai, 15th Mile, Byrnihat and is involved in subversive activities like extortion, etc in Meghalaya as well as other neighbouring states, a counter-insurgency operation was conducted by a team of Ri-Bhoi District Police and Khundongbam Herojit Meitei was arrested on April 21 at 8.30 pm. From his possession, two mobile phones and other incriminating materials were seized. During interrogation, he admitted that he is a member of KCP(PWG) group and has been collecting money on behalf of the organization. “It appears, prima facie, that he was hiding in the Assam-Meghalaya border to avoid getting arrested by the security forces which are presently taking strict action on various militant organizations involved in creating law & order problems in the State of Manipur. He is also suspected to be involved in criminal conspiracy with some Myanmar and Nepal based militant organizations. He was arrested last year in Manipur for possession of illegal firearm and also in Dimapur in 2018 in a drug trafficking case. A case has been registered at Nongpoh PS, and investigation is going on. Meghalaya Police is keeping watch on all anti-social and anti-national elements and strict action is being taken as per law”, the SP said .
