Self-styled commander and acting chairman of Manipur-based banned terrorist outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) — Peoples War Group (PWG) Oinamlbochouba Singh (45) alias Khoirangba whose voice message to kill Manipur’s Chief Minister within a month went viral on social media was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell’s South-Western Range on Tuesday at around 4 pm from Kotla Murabapur in New Delhi.
“The accused in the second week of August had threatened to kill the Chief Minister of Manipur, Nongthombam Biren Singh, and several other Ministers as he blamed them for the agitation in Manipur University and the conflict regarding the Border Pillar issue of Indo- Mayanmar and Naga framework agreement. The accused is allegedly involved in several terrorist and extortion cases in Manipur and he was trying to set up a base in Delhi to carry out anti-national activities. We have seized incriminating materials from his possession,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Special Cell Sanjeev Kumar Yadav stated.
“We received an input from Manipur Police about the accused hiding in Delhi. The information was developed and it was learnt that the accused was based in Nepal near Sonouli at Indo- Nepal border and was operating his banned outfit from there. The accused along with his associates were allegedly in the process of setting up a base in Delhi to carry out their anti-national activities. In order to further develop this input, sources were deployed in the areas especially inhabited by North Eastern peoples in Delhi,” DCP stated.
“Information was received on Tuesday that the accused Oinamlbochouba would come to meet his associate at Kotla Mubarakpur following which a trap was laid and the team from South-Western Range, Special Cell led by Inspector Rahul Kumar under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sanjay Dutt apprehended the accused from the spot, DCP said.
“During interrogation, the accused confessed to his involvements in terrorist activities in Manipur. He was earlier arrested by Assam Police in the year 2010 under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (P) Act and remained in jail for around one month. Around five years ago in order to evade police dragnet, he escaped to Nepal and set up his base at Syangja bazaar area in Nepal,” DCP revealed. “A case was registered at Imphal West police station regarding the threat to kill Manipur Chief Minister and several ministers. A voice message was circulated in social media declaring to kill the ministers within a month if they fail to resolve the agitations in Manipur University and the border pillar issue of Indo-Myanmar and Naga Pillar agreement,” Yadav said.
“The KCP-(PWG) formed in 2016 by combined extremist groups under the chairmanship of laishram Ranjit Meitei has been involved in several terrorist activities in past two years which includes firing of Indian Oil Company limited convoy vehicles in April 2017, hurling of a Chinese hand grenade in the campus of schools in Ayangpalli and Khangabok, Manipur in 2017 and more,” DCP said.
“Earlier in January 2017, Special Cell had arrested the self-styled Convener of KCP-(PWG) Ranjet Singh Porai and in August 2017 busted a module of KCP-(PWG) with the arrest of top leaders including Commander-in-Chief of KCP-Tamnganba fraction namely laishram Ranjit Meitei,” DCP added.