Our Correspondent
Imphal, Sep. 12 (EMN): Manipur police arrested one person for his alleged involvement in planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a residential area of Singjamei Chingamakha in Imphal.
The arrested person has been identified as Kshetrimayum Bhogendro alias Yaiphaba (41) of Khongman Zone III under Imphal East district.
Informing that the arrested person is also working for an underground organisation since 2006, Superintendent of Police, Ksh Shivakanta of Imphal West district while speaking to reporters in Imphal on Monday, said six electronic digital circuits which were similar to the device used in the IED planted at Singjamei Chingamakha on September 8 this year, were recovered from the arrested person’s possession in an operation on Sunday.
Three mobile phones, a number of demand letters, a PAN card and a pen drive containing other incriminating documents, were also recovered from Bhogendro’s possession, the SP said.
As per arrested person’s disclosure, another person identified as A Nabin Singh(48) of Thangmeiband Yumnam Leikai in Imphal West district was also arrested.
The two arrested persons and seized items have been handed over to Singjamei Police station for further investigation, the SP added.