Manipuri militant held in Delhi

Special Cell of Delhi police arrested a militant (top commander) belonging to banned terrorist outfit, Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on Sunday. Apart from running extortion rackets from the Capital, the accused, who has been identified as Malingbma, is also involved in smuggling of drugs.

"He would accumulate funds for his outfit by extorting people in Manipur and was trying to set up base in the Capital. On a tip-off that he is hiding in a Delhi colony, a trap was laid and he was caught. "He was also given the onus of recruiting new men from the Capital and operate from the city in a full-fledged way," sources said.
The accused is being interrogated further by Special Cell sleuths and was produced before a Delhi court on Monday.

"We might know from his interrogation about his associates who might be hiding in the city and lead to the root of the nexus," cops said. Besides, Manipuri militants stepping into the drug mafia is a new angle which will be probed extensively by Special Cell sleuths.

"They are entering into new things to make more money to support their cause," officials said. When contacted, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Arun Kampani said that he would divulge details on the matter on Tuesday.

Straight dope
In April this year, a Manipuri youth was caught in Delhi with 200 kg of ephedrine, a banned substance used in manufacturing stimulants such as the ecstasy drug, worth Rs.2 crore. "Nepoleon Thockchom was arrested from Samalakha village area in south Delhi while he was going to Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 1," cops said.u00a0 His cousin and associate Robindro, who is suspected to be a key person of banned terrorist organisation Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) Lalihba group, is on the run. Before that two members of outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were also caught in Delhi. Huidrom Nanao Singh and Mayengbam Santon Luwang were hiding in the Capital.