IMPHAL, June 28: The Police Department of Manipur has officially released the account leading to the arrest of Universal Mother Organisation UMO president M Sarojini Leima.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by PRO Police of Manipur, RK Tutusana said, on receipt of a reliable information about the presence of some active members of KCP (Mangal) faction in and around Singjamei parking with a view to commit prejudicial activities like extortion of money from various sector, a team of Imphal West district police commando conducted frisking and checking at the said area on June 25.<\/p>\n
During the process the team arrested a cadre of KCP (Mangal) identified as one Yumnam Budhi Meitei, 55, son of (L) Y Mangi Meitei of Pallel Leima-ngai Chingjin village, Thoubal district, it said.<\/p>\n
Further investigation revealed that he had concealed one Chinese hand grenade along with detonator and three numbers of demand letters in the kitchen of his house, it asserted.<\/p>\n
It continued that thereafter the team in co-ordination with commando Thoubal raided the residence of the arrested cadre at Pallel and seized the same mentioned above.<\/p>\n
The PRO further disclosed that further investigation revealed that Budhi revealed that he had handed over 14 numbers of letters head KCP to Moirangthem (N) Sorojini Leima, 60, d\/o (L) M Mangi Singh of Kangpokpi IT road and her associate s namely, Hidangmayum (O) Premila Devi, 39, w\/o (L) H Bige Sharma of Utlou Awang Lekai, Bishnupur district at present residing at the office of UMO, Tampha Yumpham, Lamboi Khongnangkhong, Imphal West which is a frontal organisation of KCP-Mangal faction.<\/p>\n
The district police commandos Imphal West team then along with women police arrested the two active members of KCP-Mangal as above. M Sarojini Leimai is the president of UMO organisation. Some incriminating articles were seized from her possession.<\/p>\n
It said H Premila Devi another active worker of KCP-Mangal faction who used o come to the office of UMO to draft and print demand letters for the outfit, namely Arambam Sajan Meitei, 27, son of (L) A Kulamani K Meiti of Lei-Ingkhol, Chingmeirong was also arrested.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the statement further said that a combined team of Bishnupur district police commando and 2\/5 G arrested a cadre of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) the same day identified as Lanchunglung Kamei alias Achum, 42, son of (L) Kameidun of Ngarian.<\/p>\n
It said that he was arrested while conducting search operation adding that a High explosive hand grenade (.36) and two demand letters from him.<\/p>\n\n