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| 12 terrorists arrested after raids at Manipur legislator's homes |
| 2007-08-17 |
| Imphal, India: Twelve members of banned insurgent groups were arrested and pistols, ammunition, rifle parts and extortion notes seized from the official residences of three MLAs of the ruling Congress and the home of a former legislator during a search in ManipurÂ’s capital on Friday. Eight cadres of the Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested from the home of Congress MLA W Brajabidhu Singh in the high-security Babupara area, where only ministers and legislators live, during a search carried out following reports that militants were sheltering there, Director General of Police Y Joy Kumar Singh told reporters here. A disassembled M-16 rifle, two 9 mm pistols, ammunition and extortion letters addressed to businessmen were seized from the septic tank of a toilet in the MLA's residence. A cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and one of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), both banned groups, were arrested from the official residence of another Congress MLA, K Meghachandra Singh, the police chief said. A cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and a KCP member were arrested from the homes of Congress MLA Bijoy Koijam and former MLA N Sovakiran during the search, he said. Cases have been registered against the three MLAs and the former legislator. The developments had been brought to the notice of the government, he said. The search, headed by Inspector General of Police M Karanjit Singh, was continuing at Brajabidhu Singh's house. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 Probably time to impose Presidential rule from Delhi |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-08-17 12:50 |