Manipur Police have arrested three suspected insurgent cadres linked to the KCP (Wanglen Group), PREPAK and KYKL in separate operations in Bishnupur and Imphal districts, including a man accused of a grenade attack on a fuel station earlier this year.
The Criminal Investigation Department’s (CDO) Bishnupur unit arrested Md. Abdul Hakim, 60, from his locality in Kwakta Sevla Gram Panchayat, Ward No. 1, on October 13. Police alleged that he was an active member of the KCP (Wanglen Group) and was involved in extortion in the Kwakta area.
On the same day, a CDO Imphal East team arrested Ahongshangbam Pinkumani Singh, alias Boynao, 39, from Singjamei Okram Leikai under Singjamei police station in Imphal West district. Officials identified him as a self-styled corporal and active cadre of PREPAK. The arrest followed intelligence inputs.
Earlier, on October 12, the CDO Bishnupur team arrested Salam Punshi Meitei, 44, an alleged active cadre of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), from Moirang Thanga Parking.
Police accused Meitei of hurling a hand grenade at M/S Elidas Fuel Station at Moirang Thana Leikai in January 2026.
Further details of the cases and subsequent legal proceedings are awaited.
