IMPHAL, April 6: The proscribed PREPAK on Friday said the news item carried in the NE edition of the Times of India in its April 4 publication under the heading “Manipur militants link up with local criminals” is totally baseless.
Condemning the report which said that the Manipur militants sheltering in Guwahati city provided weapons to the local criminals indulging in illegal drug dealings, vehicles lifting and looting public properties in the city and the money received from such criminal activities were shared between them, a statement issued by PREPAK assistant secretary publicity and propaganda said the accusation leveled against the Manipur militants are totally unfounded and baseless.
Rubbishing the statement of Assam police, PREPAK said the outfit has not yet established its base in Guwahati neither it has intention to operate there as of now.