IMPHAL, Feb 24: One suspected KCP (MC) was today arrested with bullet injury in his left belly after an encounter with Imphal East Police commandos this evening at around 2:40 pm at Kundrakpam under Heingang police station.
The injured suspected cadre is identified as one Nongthongbam Premadanda Singh, 35, s/o N. Khelendro of Nongthongbam Leikai Sambrei.
According to a police source, acting on specific information of some militants outfits being present in the general area of Khundrakpam this evening, a team of Imphal east police commandos rushed in to the area and found two persons moving in a suspicious way in a two wheeler. The source further maintained that the youth instead of co-operating with the police, fired upon them when asked to stop for verification.
However on police retaliation one identified as N. Premananda was hit in his belly however the other managed to escape from the scene.
In the meantime the injure victim recently hospitalize to JNIMS porompat is under treatment added.
And further may mentioned that as part to search the escaped persons the CDOs conducted an search operation in the area however there is no report of arrest till the filing of this news.
In another incident a combined team of Thoubal District Police Commandos and 42 AR have arrested a cadre of the proscribe KCP MC while conducting frisking and checking duty in the general area of Heikakpokpi yesterday around 6:30 p.m.
A statement of the Senior SP Thoubal District Police, Clay Khongsai said that the individual is identified as one Thongam Sohadev alias Sodin Singh, 32, s/o Th. Ibomcha Singh of Umathel Awang Leikai, at present staying at Papan Village of Chandel district.
It said, on questioning the individual disclosed that he is an active member of the KCP MC. One 9mm pistol with one magazine and two live ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the individual.
