Manipur terror group member held in south Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi police’s Special Cell has arrested a 45-year-old member of Manipur- based banned terrorist outfit, Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP–PWG), for allegedly threatening the Manipur chief minister.

The accused, Oinam Ibochouba Singh alias Khoirangba, is a top commander and self-styled acting chairman of the banned outfit and was arrested from south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area on Tuesday night.

He had allegedly threatened Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh and some other ministers. A case has been registered in Manipur in this regard

According to the police, he is involved in many terrorist activities and extortion cases in Manipur. He was trying to set up a base in Delhi to carry out his anti national activities. Incriminating material has also been seized from his possession.

The Special Cell had received an input from Manipur Police that Oinam, the self-styled chairman of KCP (PWG), is presently hiding in Delhi.

In order to further develop this input, sources were deployed in areas especially inhabited by Northeastern peoples in Delhi.

On Tuesday, following a tip off a trap was laid in Kotla Mubarakpur area and the accused was arrested near Arya Samaj Mandir in Kotla Mubarapur.. A case under the appropriate sections of law has been registered against him.

During interrogation confessed about his involvements in terrorist activities in Manipur. He has earlier been arrested by Assam Police in the year 2010 under the provisions of

Unlawful Activities (P) Act and remained in jail for around one month.

Thereafter, he was involved in many terrorist activities in Manipur . Around five years ago in order to evade police dragnet, he escaped to Nepal and set up his base there. He extorted money from Govt authorities, local businessman, by sending them threatening letters in Manipur.
 
He was on the run and had come to Delhi to identify an alternative base in and around Delhi for better coordination of his anti-national activities and to raise funds and to procure arms and ammunition for the purpose of conducting terrorist activities for KCP/ PWG
 
When he came to know about agitations by Manipur University Students Union and Teacher’s Association for removal of A P Pandey, Vice Chancellor of Manipur University and about the conflicting Border Pillar issue of Indo- Mayanmar and

Naga framework agreement. Oinam held Manipur CM Biren Singh responsible for that and circulated a threat audio message in social media groups

He also claimed to issue termination orders of present officials of Manipur University including Vice Chancellor A P Pandey, to his subordinate cadres of Red Army KCP (PWG).