New Delhi: Three members of a Manipur-based banned terror outfit, including its self-styled commander-in-chief, have been arrested in Delhi, the police said on Monday.
Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) chief Laishram Ranjit Meitei (45), Khumanthem Naobicha Singh (36), and Thoidam Chaothoi (30) were arrested near the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in North Delhi on Sunday evening, deputy commissioner of police Pramod Kushwah said.
A laptop, a tablet two mobile phones, and extortion letters were seized from the men who were looking for a safe hideout in Delhi after their hideout on the India-Nepal border was busted by security forces.
“They target schools, businessmen, and owners of oil tankers to extort money for funding their terror activities,” the officer said.
Police said that during questioning, Meitei had revealed his involvement in terror activities and other crimes in Manipur.
He was earlier arrested by Manipur police but has been on the run for the past five years, during which he stayed in Nepal for three years.
In January, the self-styled Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) convener, Ranjjet Singh Porai, was arrested in Delhi.
