Imphal:
The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has arrested two individuals belonging to banned militant teams for his or her involvement within the brutal killing of a girl and burning and looting of homes by armed militants in Manipur’s Jiribam district in November final 12 months, officers stated on Tuesday.
NIA sources stated that the accused Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Bishnupur district and belonging to the proscribed rebel outfit – United Nationwide Liberation Entrance (UNLF), was concerned within the precise capturing of the girl, recognized as Zosangkim.
The opposite accused, recognized as Sagolsem Sanatomba alias Surchandra Singh alias Piba of Thoubal district, was a member of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), one other Manipur rebel outfit and was a part of the group concerned within the carnage that occurred at Zairawn village.
The 2 accused are in NIA custody until Could 17 within the case for which investigations are persevering with.
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In one other incident, NIA has arrested a cadre of the militant outfit — Kangleipak Communist Celebration-Folks’s Conflict Group (KCP-PWG) — faction in an abduction and homicide case referring to the ethnic clashes that occurred in Manipur in 2023.
Based on the central probe company supply, the KCP-PWG militant recognized as Waikhom Rohit Singh, a resident of Thoubal Pakhangkhong Leirak in Thoubal district, was picked up by an NIA group for his involvement within the conspiracy and execution of the crime.
He’s at present in judicial custody after finishing his remand with the NIA. In November 2023, a CRPF group deployed on ‘naka obligation’ in Kangchup Chingkhong space of Imphal West district had detained a Bolero automobile. The automobile was discovered carrying 5 individuals belonging to one of many two primary communities concerned within the ethnic clashes within the northeastern state.
A big mob of offended folks belonging to the rival neighborhood had then gathered round and forcibly taken away 4 of the people, whereas one had managed to flee.
The our bodies of three of the 4 victims had been recovered later. NIA, which had taken over the case in February 2024 on the instructions of the Ministry of Residence Affairs, is constant with the investigation.
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