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09/11/2006: "NSCN extortionist killed on NH-53, another held The Imphal Free Press"

NSCN extortionist killed on NH-53, another held The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Sept 10: Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF personnel escorting the IGP, CRPF, Manipur and Nagaland sector, PM Goud, on an inspection trip along NH-53 killed an NSCN(IM) cadre and nabbed another near the Irang bridge yesterday after catching them redhanded extorting money from travellers, according to a delayed report.

Reports said personnel in the CRPF column which was heading towards Imphal from the Jiri side yesterday afternoon spotted some unidentified persons engaged in a physical tussle with the passengers of a Tata Indica car near the Irang bridge. When they reached the spot, the two unidentified persons attempted to flee, upon which the CRPF personnel opened fire. One of the cadres was killed and the CRPF personnel managed to overpower the other.

The deceased was identified as one Jandimo Lotha, 31, of Wema village of Wokha district of Nagaland, while the other is identifed as Tony Kenthawn Kamei, 31, of Bambeilong village of Tamenglong district. The CRPF personnel recovered a sum of Rs. 3180 from the possession of the latter, according to the report. The CRPF column, belonging to the 167 battalion CRPF, was escorting the IGP, Manipur and Nagaland sector, on an inspection of the CRPF posts located on the national highway.
India for Bhutan-type operation in Myanmar The Morung Express
New Delhi, Sept 10 (PTI): With reports of northeast insurgent groups operating from Myanmar, India will press for measures to flush them out like Bhutan’s crackdown on the ULFA in 2003.
New Delhi will raise its concerns with Yangon over the activities of the insurgent groups during the 12th Home Secretary-level talks beginning on September 13. Sources in the security establishment say that there are reports on the activities of insurgent groups in Myanmar and their whereabouts. New Delhi will utilise the four-day talks to make the demand for flushing them out, besides raising issues like drug trafficking and smuggling.
They said some insurgent groups from Manipur and Nagaland were operating from Myanmar and cited the instance of the killing of some Assam Rifles personnel by insurgents.
They said New Delhi would take up the matter seriously with Yangon. Though Bhutan launched ‘Operation All Clear’ to flush out ULFA militants nearly three years ago, neither Bangladesh nor Myanmar has so far agreed to similar action against Indian insurgent groups.
The northeastern states have been voicing concern over this issue, pointing out the importance of Myanmar as the gateway to East Asian countries from the strategic point of view.
Crude bomb explodes in I-M citadel The Morung Express
DIMAPUR, SEPT 10 (MExN): A crude, improvised, low-intensity explosive device exploded at Wungram Colony, Dimapur this evening at 8:30 pm, inside a thatched house.
Highly placed sources revealed that a man came looking for a person named Shimray. When a woman who answered him denied any knowledge and thereafter closed the door, the perpetrator is said to have lit the explosive device before lobbing it into the room from a hole near the door. The woman, her sister and four children - two school children and two toddlers- who were in the room at that moment, fled to an inner room upon noticing the lit device and escaped from injury, the sources said. They were said to have been watching a television programme.
Shrapnel consisted of mostly iron nails and fragments of lead, it was informed. A mobile squad of Dimapur Police later arrived to take stock of the situation after they were informed.
A number of NSCN (I-M) functionaries reside in the colony. Meanwhile, apprehensions have been raised on whether the move relates to the recent ‘Quit Notice’ served to the Tangkhul community residing in Nagaland.
NSF discourse emphasizes on core issues NSF, ANSAM decide to meet CM over affiliation issue The Morung Express
DIMAPUR, SEPT 10 (MExN): Matikhru Village welcomed the Naga Students’ Federation as members discussed and resolved important agenda on September 6 during the student body’s fourth Federal Assembly.
“Among many, serious discussion and deliberation were made on affiliation of private schools in Naga areas to Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE), Naga Educational Heritage Village, Nagaland University/Institute of Communication and Information Technology (ICIT)/Kheloshe Polytechnic, Redeployment of Teachers in Nagaland,” NSF Speaker WH Maring today disclosed.
The house is said to have endorsed the NSF and the ANSAM decision to meet Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at the earliest and work out a further course of action whereby careers of students who have taken up NBSE prescribed textbooks in 4 Naga Hill Districts in present Manipur State are not jeopardized.
In continuation to the pursuance for recognition of Molungyimsen as Naga Educational Heritage Village, member secretary of the Educational Heritage Committee presented a report. Satisfied with the report, the house unanimously declared recognition of Molungyimsen Village as “Naga Educational Heritage Village”.
Based on facts and figures, the NSF seriously discussed disproportionate deployment of teachers in various Government Schools in Nagaland and the obstacles and challenges it puts up in our endeavor to deliver quality education, Maring said. “Taking serious note of it, the august house unanimously endorsed the Executive Council to take up the matter with the Government for redeployment with all fairness before the next academic session.”
On stationing of Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University at the Head Quarters, the house unanimously resolved to persuade the concerned authority to ‘shift’ theVice Chancellor to the Head Quarters at Lumami Campus immediately.
Civil works for the Institute of Communication and Information Technology (ICIT) was seriously deliberated upon by the members. Not satisfied with the way civil works are being carried out, the student body resolved to take up the matter seriously with the concerned authority. “The house also deliberated on the present condition of Kheloshe Polytechnic (Asukhuto), the oldest polytechnic in Nagaland. Having felt the necessity to look into the matter, the house resolved to pursue the matter with concern authority at the earliest and further endorsed the Executive Council to shoulder responsible of taking up these matters with concern authorities.”
NSCN-IM cadre, son of Dy Kilonser killed The Morung Express
Dimapur, Sept 10 (MExN): An NSCN-IM cadre, Lieutenant Chandemo, Guard Commander of the Zeliangrong Region was reportedly killed by the 167th CRPF on September 9 between Irang and Awangkhul village in Tamenglong district. The NSCN-IM stated that late Chandemo, who is also a son of RL Kinghen, Deputy Kilonser, was unarmed and was killed by the CRPF battalion without any provocation.
The NSCN-IM reacting strongly at the killing of its cadre questioned the sincerity of the Government of India in finding a solution to the Naga political issue and warned that the organization is able to respond with a befitting action in the event the peace talks break down.
“The GPRN, Naga Army can also respond befittingly in action but have restrained itself to give peace a chance for the benefit of both the parties. At this rate of obstinacy shown by the GoI, despite repeated appeals for restraint of its armed forces in committing provocative actions upon the Naga Army in contravention of all norms of the ceasefire; in the event of any circumstances leading to the breakdown of the hard-earned peace process, it will be on the part of the GoI to have failed and held accountable” stated a MIP, GPRN release.
The organization stated that if the GOI is sincere in expediting the peace process to find a lasting solution, it should bring to an end all conflicts and hindrances, it was stated.
The NSCN-IM extended its condolences to late Chandemo’s family and prayed that God grant peace to the departed soul as well as comfort the bereaved family members.
Pressure groups react angrily to CM`s statement The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Sep 9: All Manipur Government Aided College Teacher`s Association, the Manipuri Students Federation, All Manipur Die-in-harness Appointment Demand Committee, all of which have been launching different forms of agitations regarding their respective demands are up in arms against chief minister O Ibobi Singh`s declaration that none of the demands are reasonable and the state government is not a position to fulfil them.

Mentioned may be made here that during his speech yesterday at the inaugural function of Manipur Fire Service`s Thoubal substation, the chief minister had outrightly rejected the demand for upgradation of aided colleges, revival of the die-in-harness scheme apart from the demand for affiliation of private schools in the four hill districts of Manipur to Nagaland board.

Reacting sharply to the chief minister`s revelation, All Manipur Government Aided College Teacher`s Association said such irresponsible statement from the head of the state revealed Ibobi Singh`s illogical, short sightness and irresponsibility regarding the issues confronting the state.

The Manipuri Student`s Federation, in the meantime, said the chief minister`s speech is nothing but an invitation to more violent agitations from organisations which are currently up in arms on the issue of school affiliation and the upgradation of aided colleges.

Though the chief minister has rejected the demand by some Naga bodies regarding affiliation of private schools in the four hill districts of Manipur to Nagaland board, despite being head of the state, O Ibobi Singh himself remain inactive in tackling the violent agitations in the hills, MSF said in a statement.

While accusing the chief minister of showing indifferent attitude to the demands of the students of aided colleges who have been deprived of attending classes for over two months, the MSF said that arresting striking teachers or lodging agitating students under NSA would not bring any solution but rather deepen the situation.

In the meantime, All Manipur Die-in-Harness Demand Committee said last night`s ransacked of electricity office at Mekola in Imphal West was carried out by its volunteers who were deeply anguish over irresponsible and illogical statement of head of the state.

Asking the chief minister O Ibobi Singh to made a clarification to what he had stated yesterday at Thoubal, the committee cautioned that SPF government shall have to borne responsibility for more destructions to be done on government properties.

Ngullie’s ‘Damage control’ tip to BJP? Replace Dr TM Lotha The Morung Express
Dimapur, Sept 10 (MExN): Nagaland BJP’s Organizational General Secretary O Mozamo Ngullie while iterating his decision to resign from the party as irreversible and final has also called for replacing Health Minister Dr TM Lotha as “a bit of damage control exercise” since the latter has shown disrespect and ungratefulness to the party leadership. Nagaland BJP had earlier rejected the resignation letter of its General Secretary on grounds that he being one of its senior-most members, the party felt the need for him. The party took this decision at its meeting held August 28 at BJP president MC Konyak’s residence.
“The party’s rejection of my resignation and sincere request to reconsider my decision are positive steps towards safeguarding the party. This also exhibits the true spirit and dedicated services of the party leadership. However with sincere apology, my decision taken on 16 August cannot be reversed and it is final” said a statement from Ngullie, while expressing gratitude to the state leaders for their confidence in him.
Mozamo, however, maintained he did not expect any “post-resignation farewell comments similar to the tunes echoed by writers of BJP doom and Dr TM Lotha” after his “exit”. “As I am nobody in the BJP any longer, it was unnecessary to hurl baseless allegations against me. The statement of Dr TM Lotha, the Deputy leaders of the BJP legislative party and Minister Health & Family Welfare (August23, 2006) and the news item captioned ‘Nagaland BJP doomed’ ( September 2/3, 2006) written by so-called BJP workers are strikingly similar in nature having the common characteristics. Unfortunately such radicals are presently corroding the BJP which will definitely have its chain of chemical-like reactions to have its own effects in due course of time” asserted Ngullie in his reaction.
According to him the statement made by Dr TM Lotha is true “in a way as I made a silent and solo exit from the BJP to avoid damages to the party”. The BJP like other political parties has proper set up of its functionaries with specified roles within specified jurisdictions he explained adding that responsibility within the assembly is different to organizational responsibility. “The statement made by the deputy leader even without knowing the reason of my resignation speaks volumes of his lacking in the BJP organization. He has shown his disrespect and ungratefulness towards the party and its leaderships whereas no individual is above the party” Ngullie stated in his reaction to the Health Minister’s comments. Ngullie suggested that “it is high time the party undertake “a bit of damage-control” by replacing Dr TM Lotha.
“I had only expressed my satisfaction that for the first time, seven BJP MLAs were elected during my presidentship. I never claimed that I got them elected but as the president, I led the state leaders and workers during the elections. I was appointed only 25 days before polling not three months as claimed to face the electoral battles against many odds. We achieved to make history for BJP and this history may repeat or not but it cannot be erased” Ngullie asserted.
NSCN-IM flays CRPF firing Nagaland Post
DIMAPUR, SEPT 10 (NPN): The NSCN-IM has condemned Saturday's alleged unprovoked firing by the 167 Bn. CRPF between Irang and Awangkhul villages, Tamenglong, which led to the killing of its guard commander of Zeliangrong Region, 2nd Lt. Chandemo
The MIP secretariat, NSCN-IM, in a press release said the killing of more than two hundred NSCN-IM men by security forces during the ceasefire period has cast a doubt on the genuineness of the Government of India to solve the protracted Naga political problem.
Asserting that the Naga Army too could respond befittingly in action, the release stated that the NSCN-IM had, so far, restrained itself in order to give peace a chance for the benefit of both the parties. It however added that the present obstinacy shown by GoI, despite repeated appeals for restraints of its armed forces against committing provocative actions the Naga Army, was in contravention of all norms and of the ceasefire ground rules.
The NSCN-IM also warned that in the event of any circumstances leading to the breakdown of the hard-earned peace process, the GoI would be held accountable.
Conveying condolence to the bereaved family members of the deceased, the MIP secretariat said Late Chandemo, who was also the eldest son of Ms. RL Kinghen, a deputy kilonser in the GPRN/NSCN-IM, had joined the national struggle in 1993 and "served the nation dedicatedly, devotedly andselflessly till his demise." It further prayed the Almighty God to grant solace to the bereaved family and for the departed soul to rest in peace.
Turbulent peace Nagaland Post Editorial
As usual, September 6 this year was observed as Peace Day by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council while an elaborate service was organized on the occasion by the Nagaland Peace Centre at Kohima to commemorate the signing of the first cease fire agreement between the Government of India with the undivided Federal Government of Nagaland on the day in 1964. Much water has flown down the rivers in Nagaland since then. The first cease fire was unilaterally abrogated in 1972 by the Government of India following the failure of six rounds of peace talks. The abrogation was also followed by re-launching of military operations in order to break the back of militancy. If the same yardstick is applied today, the two current cease fire agreements would have had to be abrogated years ago. In retrospect, the Government of India had taken a very harsh and unwise decision in abrogating the 1964 cease fire without giving peace a chance. The price has been heavy for both sides and particularly for the Naga people. In a twist to the decision, the Government of India's Nagaland blunder has landed itself with a situation in which the problem has been magnified into factional killings and all kinds of activities inimical to the well being of the people. Obviously the happenings have also landed New Delhi in a difficult situation. Some would tend to say, that the problem has turned inwards. In the light of the events post-September 6,1964, it would seem to some that observance of Peace Day is quite confusing. However for some, the day is a reminder that the people's desire for peace and not war. There are many issues that confront the people over what they understand by peace. If there is no more hostilities between the armed groups with the Government of India then there is peace. However in the context of the opinions and demands made by various people today, absence of peace has also come to mean presence of inter-factional war for territorial supremacy and spilling over into all kinds of unwanted activities. Perhaps Peace Day has is also an occasion to remind ourselves of what has gone wrong and where. These also lead and encourage us to debate over core issues concerning the bigger Naga family that is rife with tribalism, corruption, anti-socialism and the need to frankly and boldly admit mistakes. The political leaders on both sides (overground and underground)now past seventy, who have been involved with politics since the fifties and sixties, have the opportunity to set things right today. And perhaps that is the significance of Peace Day. If they fail to do so, they will forever miss the opportunity and that will be a great tragedy.
On DAN government’s minimum programme- Nagaland Post Opnion
The government of Nagaland has not imple-mented as per the common minimum programme. All the developmental activities of the Hydro Electric projects had been developed in the banana leaf, Indian Ocean and rivers.
DAN government misused the money for the improvement of the Likhimro Hydro Electric project 24 MW under Kiphire district 2003-04 budget allocation was 0-point but during the CFY expenditure incurred to the end was amounting to Rs. 21, 588.00 lakhs, Sl. No 5 (800) (2) major head. To whom the DAN government has given the work order, for the improvement of the Likhimro Hydro Electric Project. For 2005-06 budget allocation DAN government had sanctioned Rs. 6.00 crores but still delaying policies is around Likhimro project, instead of improvement of the project, the DAN government has already sold to the private company.
The government of Nagaland has totally neglected to take up the big projects in Nagaland. As per the NEEPCO survey, the Tizu and Zingki basin (Tributaries) Hydro Electric Project 150 MW was started in the year 1982 under Longmatra area in Kiphire district 59 A/C Sitimi and Syg.
It is one of the best and viable Hydro Electric project in Nagaland, then why the DAN government has not included in the common minimum programme for taking up the viable project and in order to solve the educated unemployment youths of Nagas. Dikhu Multipurpose Hydro Electric project 120 MW under Mokokchung district is one of the second highest projects in Nagaland, but so far no action has been taken by the government of Nagaland.
T. S. James Sor Sangtam, Secretary, Nagaland Youth Congress.
Good faith equation in Manipur and Nagaland
By Takhelmayum Devajit Singh Sangai Express
The men living in Mani-pur like all the depressed chauvinism under the Indian expansionist have been cautioned for the fake encounter, custodial tortures and killings for joining underground outfits or uprising for restoring sovereignty of the one time independent country since the merger to the Indian Union with the 'Instrument of Accession' in 1949. Since then there has been no security in this fragiled State. Such Indian atrocities in Manipur have nothing to complain to anybody for the cause of 'Sovereignty of Manipur'. As the trend passes today the Indo-Manipur conflict, the Indo-Naga issue, the Naga-Naga conflict and the Manipur-Naga tussles say all these above come to their own days.
The name of Manipur itself is a corrupt name and came after the Vaishna-vism which evolved since 1967 AD after the reign of King Kyamba. Like this, Naga is also a borrowed or an entitled name by the then British and came to be known as Nagaland on July 20, 1960 within the Indian Union as a State from the Naga Hill district of Assam and Tuensang Frontier Division. On the other there was no Naga in Manipur. Now, all these names (Manipur and Na-galand) are coming to change to the likes of their originality. Before coming of the name Nagas there are the clans called Tang-khul, Mao, Zeliang, Liang-mei, Rongmei, Maring, Ka-bui and the names of Kuki-Chins clans etc in Manipur as today in course of time. Likewise, there are Ao, Se-ma, Angami, Lotha, Chake-shang, Konyak etc in Na-galand till today in course of time. And different religions gave the forceful impacts in Manipur after converting Vaishnavism and Christianity among her subjects.
Still, Manipur remains unity in diversity as the people living in this State have been the descendants of the ancient forefathers living in the hilly surroundings. Accor-ding to Captain Hudson's 'The Meitheis' it is mentioned that the people of Manipur valley were the settlers or descendants of the surrounding barbarious tribes. Moreover, the alluvial plain of Manipur valley was formed due to the deposition of silt of the southerly flowing rivers from the north of Manipur. Thus, it was once the lake covering one tenth of the total area of the State. Loktak lake and some other lakes and swamps still exist today though most of the valley is for-med and as sedimented suiting for dwelling and agricultural practices in course of time. She is the proof that the people from the surroundings hills have been migrating here for habitation and living from immemorial times till today. Again Meiteis are not foreigners. Today Manipur represents a cosmopolitan State. So, they should not be sectarian nor communal like some self style autocratic leaders of the State.
The people have been walking a long way and they now come to senses that they should base on reality for the common pool and that should be acceptable by all the citizens of this State. Some low political profile leaders can never claim authority of self justice. The only thing is that the mandate for anything say Naga integration or Manipur's freedom should be under reasonable public acceptance. In the same way the MLR and LR Act of 1960 is one of the main causes and defects of divi-ding between the valley dwellers and the hilly inhabitants among themselves in Manipur. Taking the chance some sectarian leaders have been building up self style assurances to the people who trust them or by forces in some kinds. The people should not neglect that such type of hypocrisy is due to the lack of political principles, unreasonable political hypnosis or political unconsciousness. One thing Manipur and Nagaland as so called now a days have geopolitical differences.
It is not the time of class clashes, if so, there will be sidetrack at all. So, it is necessary to check the drawbacks and meaningless dramas. Manipur's metabolism can't be uprooted at any time at any cost. Some persons who have been trying to deviate by creating a new history without consensus is beyond the mainstream. It is not a political dimension but a crucifixion to self and to their fellow citizens. The people are so perturbed because of the mere stage of trekking towards a juvenile juncture for Manipur's freedom and international recognition during this recent development. To this certain height, the gesture within herself seems a contempt for a sorry thorn like the head hunters of the clans throughout Manipur now a days as liked under the village chiefs once upon a time. Yet, those are siphoned apart from her unique genealogy and analogy. Such fascination continues by some sections of Manipur's hill tribes. In reality the world itself has come up from such sectarian period. But Manipur is a living dead of her one time sovereignty under Indian occupation. Manipur has been suffering from the divide and rule policy that Meiteis, Muslims and no other Indian nationalities can't contest any election in the hills but the tribals of the State are allowed to contest any election anywhere in the State making an undemocratic State in India. Such conditions heighten the futile heaven of the ‘Warning Lords’ in Manipur today.
On the other the improper system of demarcating ‘Revenue Districts’ in the State somehow or the other heightens the turmoil of the present situation. Moreover the systems of varied election systems in Manipur for MPs, MLAs, Panchayats, Municipalities, Hill District Councils etc are worth mentioning that all those are the fabricating institutions for the mounting pressure in Manipur’s integrity. Furthermore, it was after the Khongjom war (1891) that the then political agent Maj HST John Maxwell who took over the charge of Manipur administration from Brig. Gen. H Collet made the division of the State into two i.e. the valley and the hills keeping outside the administration of the -hills from the
jurisdiction of the then Maharajah Churachand of Manipur as the hills had not been a part and parcel of Manipur perpetuating divide and rule policy of the Britishers. Again, under the Indian umbrella the system of autonomous Hill District Councils in Manipur is defective in the State’s unity and integrity. On the other, the British’s colonial expansion and the role of missionaries are taking place in Naga integration.
— To be contd
UNLF leader flown in by special craft By Our Staff Reporter Sangai Express Kh Ibotombi recuperating after being brought to Imphal
IMPHAL, Sep 10 : The general secretary of the proscribed UNLF Kh Ibotombi (55) who was arrested by a special police team from Manipur on September 5 at Coimbatore along with an aide was brought to Imphal today at about 3.10 pm by a special flight.
The aide, Salam Bung was also brought along with the ailing underground leader.
Ibotombi who was arrested from a hospital at Coimbatore after undergoing spinal surgery was transferred to the MR medical unit here while Salam Bung has been taken into police custody.
The UNLF leader was earlier supposed to have been airlifted to Imphal on September 6, one day after his arrest, but considering his health, the Judicial Magistrate of Coimbatore had remanded him to Judicial custody till September 19 after which they were lodged at the Coimbatore Central jail.
It is still not yet clear when Ibotombi will be produced before the Court here, said a source.
Ibotombi who has many aliases including Sunil, Tomba, Khundongbam etc was picked up by the police from Ganga hospital along with his aide by the police team from Manipur.
A lap top, cell phones, Rs 35,000 in cash and clothes were seized at the time of the arrest.
Pictures relating to a centre run by the Manipur People's Army for training the cadres in loading rifles, AK-47, light machine guns and using rockets were also recovered, said an earlier report filed by PTI from Coimbatore.
A special police team which had gone to arrest Ibotombi brought back the UNLF leader today.
Newsmen rushed to Tulihal airport on receiving information of his arrival.
MPA militant leader taken to Imphal by special flight Assam Tribune
COIMBATORE, Sept 10 – The General Secretary of banned militant outfit Manipur People's Army (MPA) Khundong Bam alias Thomba, who was arrested here some days ago, was today airlifted to Imphal by a special flight.

Thomba, against whom many cases have been registered in Imphal, was arrested from a city hospital where he was recuperating after a spinal surgery on September 5.

His aide, Salam Punk, was also arrested the same day.

Both have been kept in the Central Jail here since then as there was some delay in arranging a flight to take them to Manipur and getting ‘legal clearance’ for the transit.

Armed with necessary warrants and clearance, a six-member team led by a senior police official from Manipur took Thomba and Punk from the jail to airport under a tight security cover provided by special police force. –PTI

Arrested UNLF leader brought back to Imphal The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Sept 10: General secretary of the underground UNLF, Kh Ibotombi who was arrested with his aide at Coimbatore on September 5 last were brought to Imphal by a special flight of the Indian Air Force today afternoon at Imphal. The Indian Air Force flight which carried the general secretary, Khundongbam Ibotombi alias Tomba, the leader of the proscribed UNLF and his companion Salam Bunka arrived at Imphal`s Tulihal Airport at around 3.30 pm. A team of Manipur police led by SP CID, Special Branch, accompanied them.

Mention may be made that the underground leader was arrested from City hospital, Coimbatore along with Bunka by a team of Manipur police on September 5 and were briefly lodged in the central jail at Coimbatore. Ibotombi, who is the general secretary of the UNLF and the second in-command of its armed wing, the MPA, is wanted by the Manipur police in connection with many cases. The underground leader was taken directly to the 1st Manipur Rifles unit hospital in an ambulance amidst heavy security deployment along the airport road.

Salam Bunka has been detained at the Imphal police station.

Ibotombi was in Coimbatore for a spinal compression surgery at the City hospital, Coimbatore where he was arrested. Reports also said that he was staying at Coimbatore since August 22. He had undergone two compression surgeries in the spinal cord.

According to agency reports, Military Intelligence interception of a telephone call made by one Tomba to a UNLF base in Manipur led to the detection of the whereabouts of the MPA leader. The Coimbatore city police in coordination with Intelligence Bureau and Manipur police arrested Ibotomba and his accomplice after eight days of surveillance.

A laptop, cell phone, Rs. 35,000 in cash and clothes were seized from the position of the separatist leader. In the meantime, highly reliable reports reaching here said that in the wake of arrest of the separatist leader from Coimbatore, the police there were making frequent searchs at hostels and other sheltering points. In such a condition, Manipuris mostly students were facing frequent harassment from the police there.
Who are these people whom M’laya pushes to Asom?
By a Staff Reporter Sentinel
GUWAHATI, Sept 10: Fifty suspected Bangladeshis, who were reportedly pushed to Asom by Meghalaya on Saturday, have been detained at the Jorabat police station.
According to reports, the Meghalaya Police last evening escorted the suspected persons to the Jorabat and Baraunibat area along the Asom-Meghalaya border and left them there.
It is learnt that the Khasi Students’ Union rounded up the suspected persons from different places of Ri-bhoi district and handed them over to Renga Police Station of Meghalaya. The detainees were later pushed to Asom by the police after they reportedly claimed to be residents of Dhubri and Barpeta.
A senior city police official said they have not been intimated about the matter by their Meghalaya counterparts.
Police sources said 36 of the detained persons claimed to be residents of Barpeta while the rest said they were from Dhubri. However, they failed to produce any valid documents of citizenship. Local people who accosted the suspected immigrants said barring one or two, the rest were unfamiliar with Asomiya language.
Barely two months back, the Meghalaya Police had pushed around 102 suspected illegal migrants to Asom. Reports said during the last three months, nearly 500 suspected Bangladeshi migrants have entered Asom from Meghalaya following a state-wide crackdown on illegal infiltration by the police and organizations of the neighbouring State.
When contacted, the officer-in-charge of Jorabat police station said investigation was on to ascertain their credentials.