DIMAPUR, JUNE 22 (MExN): The Dimapur Police yesterday busted the intelligence module of the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) at Nepali Basti, Dimapur and arrested an intelligence cadre along with three suspected PLA cadres. The four arrested has been identified as SS 2nd LT. Mani Chandra alias Chinglen of West Imphal District, Th. Priyananda of Imphal East district, Moriangtham Sanjoy Singh of Imphal East district and K.L.Manihar of Imphal East district. The "Chief of the Intelligence" Sanjoy, who is here in Dimapur, was absconding at the time of raid informed police sources.
The police, after receiving reports from people of the locality regarding some suspicious elements, have been keeping an eye on the movement of the cadres. The rented home as well as makeshift office of the PLA intelligence module has been operating in Dimapur since the last two years said police sources. The police on searching the house recovered a considerable amount of incriminating documents, sensitive materials and also a cash of Rs.45,000 from the possession of Chinglen. Training modules on explosive and demolition, commando training manuals, government data like demand for Grant for the year 2006-07 of Government of Manipur, restricted maps of various districts of Manipur and Myanmar were recovered. Some of the information was also translated into Metei language which the police believe is used in teaching cadres in Manipur. Most of the data are stored in laptops and compact discs which the police have not been able to decipher . About 80% of the stored data are yet to be examined, the police said.
Details of high ranking officers, maps of Assam Rifle posts, daily movements of AR officers and jawans, lists of all police organizations, details of the Government of Manipur and photographs were all stored in laptops and CDs it was added.
A case has been registered against the arrested cadres under U/S121A, 120B, 511 of the Indian Panel Code and R/W 10, 11, 13 [1] (a) (b) [2] UAP, 7 & 8 NSR. The Dimapur Police has also faxed the message to Manipur Police and has requested its counterpart to send a special team to Dimapur for interrogation and further necessary actions. At the time of filing this report, the Chief of Intelligence Sanjoy was still absconding and the police are investigating for more information.
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