IED event in Manipur, Langjing area in Imphal West District area, India on Wed 15th September 2021

Imphal West District Police prevented an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on Security Force (SF) personnel with the arrest of one active cadre of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and his wife from a rented house located at Langjing area in Imphal West District of Manipur on September 15, reports EPao. Briefing media at Imphal West District Police conference hall, Superintendent of Police (SP), Imphal West, Dr S Ibomcha paraded the arrested persons along with the seized explosive items. The arrested person was identified as Moirangthem Mohen alias Manao alias Pari (42), resident of Sagolband Tera Sayang Leirak, presently staying at Makoi Langjing Ching Maning, was the ‘self-styled captain’ of the banned underground outfit PREPAK. Acting on the disclosure of Mohen, the Police team recovered and seized one IED fitted with detonator from his rented house. Mohen further disclosed that he is working directly under the command of ‘self-styled Chairman cum general secretary’ of PREPAK Ningombam Premkumar alias Prem alias Tamocha alias Aheiba Angom and as per the instruction of Ningombam Premkumar, he had placed the hand grenade at the office of the KBS Agro Industries, Eeshing for monetary demand. Aheiba Angom also handed over a set of IED bomb with the instruction to attack Security Forces (SFs) and he (Mohen) had already attempted to trigger bomb blasts a few days back somewhere in Langjing area. The SP further stated that during enquiry it came to light that Maisnam (N) Moirangthem (O) Sarda Devi (26) w/o Mohen was aware of the presence of IED and hand grenade in their rented room and was part of the conspiracy. Hence she was also arrested by a team of women Police personnel. The recovered items also include one unexploded hand grenade, IED bomb, battery, digital camera, one remote with battery, Aadhaar card etc.