Shillong, May 14: The police of West Jiantia Hills On 13th May 2018, acting on intelligence inputs, the Special Cell of WJH Police busted a group of NSCN-K, Finance Cadres operating somewhere in Khliehtyrshi, WJH in which the Dy. Secretary Revenue of NSCN-K viz., Mr Gaising Maringmei, known as Ronal, 40 years was arrested from a rented house at Mookyniang, Khiehtyrshi.
With his arrest led to the arrest of two more cadres of the NSCN-K Mr Khamjang Rongmei-35 years and Shri Thuanguangpou Kamei known as Benjamin 40 year. From their possession, cash of Rs. 2,00,000 Lakhs ceased , Multiple SIM Cards, Mobile Phones and other incriminating documents and extortion notes of NSCN-K were recovered.
From the preliminary interrogation of the Dy. Secretary Revenue revealed that the M/S Bharatiya Company Limited which is undertaking construction work in Manipur had recently paid Rs. 25,00,000 Lakhs of ransom money to the Dy. Secretary Revenue on 10.05.2018 in WJH and that 13,00,000 Lakhs of the ransom money was being transported by the wife of the Dy. Secretary viz., Smti Tanthaoliu Gonmai to Imphal from Shillong on the 13.05.2018 through night super bus from Shillong to Dimapur.
The information was shared along with Manipur Police who then intercepted the bus and arrested the wife Smti Tanthaoliu Gonmai in Imphal West District along with the extortion money of Rs. 13,00,000 Lakhs. A team from the district police will be dispatched to Manipur for taking custody of Smti Tanthaoliu Gonmai soon.
Further, one more cadre who is a courier of the banned outfit viz., Mr Dimchiulungam was arrested with the help of Shillong Police from Police bazaar on the same day. The NSCN-K Finance wings appears to be using Jaintia hills as safe haven to elude the scanner of the security forces and carry on its extortion activity and finance network which includes procuring of arms and ammunition.
A case vide Jowai PS Case No. 115(5)2018 u/s 121/121A/120B/384 IPC r/w Sec 10/13 UAP Act has been registered against the accused persons. They have been produced in the court of the District Session Judge, WJH and have got an initial police remand of 4 days. An investigation team under Shri Jason Mairom MPS, SDPO Amlarem will undertake the investigation and ascertain the depth and extent of the Finance wing of the NSCN-K in the district and submit CS early.
