IMPHAL, January 15: A person who filed nomination as an Independent candidate and who was rejected by the state election committee, identified as one Moirangthem Totomsana alias Toto alias Nongsaba 40 yrs s/o M. Tombiyaima of Heirok Part-II Mayai Leikai was arrested by a combine team of thoubal CDOs and 15 AR during a search operation held at Thoubal Wangjing area for nexus with a militant outfit.
Speaking to media persons, OC Thoubal Sudhir Singh said that the arrested person Moirangthem Totomsana was involved in lobbing a hand granaded at the residence of M Oken of the INC, Heirok assemly constituency on January 10 at about 7:24 pm.
Sudhir further said that as per interrogation he disclosed that on Janaury 10 at about 7 pm he himself under the command of one Robinson of the UPPK, along with some members of the outfits were dropped at Ukhongsang by some cadres of the UPPK.
He further told the OC that he along with his partners in the crime after being dropped, crossed a paddy field and marched towards the residence of M Oken.
Taking the opportunity of security lapse, he hurled the grenade at the Oken resident, the Thoubal OC said he was told by the captured man.