Newmai News Network
Imphal |April 30
An active cadre of Revolutionary People's Front/People's Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) was arrested in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Saturday, a police source said on Sunday.
Ningombam Yaimongba Singh alias Pumba alias Engel (34) of Imphal East was nabbed by a combined team of special commando unit of the state police and 20 Assam Rifles from Kotha Lamkhai under Moreh police station of Tengnoupal yesterday, around 5 pm, the police source said.
The police source further said that the security force personnel on frisking and checking at Kotha Lamkhai detained one person walking on foot in a suspicious manner.
During spot verification, the security personnel came to know that he was an active member of the armed rebel group, RPF/PLA who had come out from his unit camp based in Myanmar to watch the movement of security forces along the Indo-Myanmar border.
The police source further alleged that he is currently working under the command of lieutenant colonel Amuchou, secretary of minority affairs of the outfit after obtaining basic military training at Sajik Tampak.
He has been handed over to Moreh police station for further necessary legal actions, the police source added.
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