Two officers of the Manipur Police officers reached Kolkata Saturday evening to question the seven alleged People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Prepak) militants arrested in Kolkata on Friday. Charged under Section 41C of the CrPC, the seven were remanded to police custody for two days.
The officers from Manipur are interrogating the suspects but, thee identities have not ye been disclosed.
If the seven are found to be members of the banned outfit, the officers will seek transit remand and take them to Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The arrests wee made following specific inputs provided by the Military Intelligence (MI).
MI sources say the seven were active members of the outfit, which had changed its name to United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) on Thursday. The UPPK is led by one Chenglamba. The seven were allegedly on a ‘mission’ to collect funds from businessmen dealing in scrap from Manipur.
“We had kept tabs on their movement in the city for the last few days. They were arrested near auction houses in Kolkata, where bidding for scrap from Manipur was going on. Militants are now trying to revive the outfit in Manipur, and funds are very crucial. Delhi was a favourite target earlier. Now that central agencies are breathing down their necks, the militants are carrying out their activities in Kolkata,” a senior MI official was quoted as saying by the TOI.
Though the city police denied that any cash has been recovered from the seven, the army maintained that they were in possession of nearly Rs 15 lakh that they had collected from businessmen over the last few days. There are also allegations that one of those arrested, M Chittaranjan Singh, is a small time contractor from Manipur.
Prepak has claimed responsibility for two blasts in Imphal this year. In both cases, the group claimed that it was merely showing off its capabilities in the state. The group is also said to have links with other outfits, both in Manipur and elsewhere.
The officers from Manipur are interrogating the suspects but, thee identities have not ye been disclosed.
If the seven are found to be members of the banned outfit, the officers will seek transit remand and take them to Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The arrests wee made following specific inputs provided by the Military Intelligence (MI).
MI sources say the seven were active members of the outfit, which had changed its name to United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) on Thursday. The UPPK is led by one Chenglamba. The seven were allegedly on a ‘mission’ to collect funds from businessmen dealing in scrap from Manipur.
“We had kept tabs on their movement in the city for the last few days. They were arrested near auction houses in Kolkata, where bidding for scrap from Manipur was going on. Militants are now trying to revive the outfit in Manipur, and funds are very crucial. Delhi was a favourite target earlier. Now that central agencies are breathing down their necks, the militants are carrying out their activities in Kolkata,” a senior MI official was quoted as saying by the TOI.
Though the city police denied that any cash has been recovered from the seven, the army maintained that they were in possession of nearly Rs 15 lakh that they had collected from businessmen over the last few days. There are also allegations that one of those arrested, M Chittaranjan Singh, is a small time contractor from Manipur.
Prepak has claimed responsibility for two blasts in Imphal this year. In both cases, the group claimed that it was merely showing off its capabilities in the state. The group is also said to have links with other outfits, both in Manipur and elsewhere.
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