Guwahati: In a major breakthrough, the Guwahati police on Saturday arrested an active member of the proscribed insurgent outfit, the People’s Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA-MP), from a hotel in Paltan Bazar area.
The arrested PLA member, identified as Mayanglambam Bobby Singh, hails from Thoubal district in Manipur.
The arrest was made in a joint operation carried out with the assistance of Gajraj Intelligence.
Acting on specific inputs, a team of senior police officials launched the operation and successfully apprehended the individual from the hotel premises.
Suspected to be a key operative of the proscribed outfit, Singh is allegedly involved in insurgency-related activities in the violence-hit state of Manipur.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Mrinal Deka said that the arrested individual is currently being interrogated to gather more information about his activities and potential links.
Further investigations are underway, he added.
“We acted on specific intelligence inputs. In a joint operation conducted by Basistha Police, Special Operation Group (SOG) East, and Paltan Bazar Police, Singh was apprehended from a hotel in Paltan Bazar. He had been residing in the Beharbari area for some time,” Deka stated.
Guwahati police recovered several electronic devices and incriminating documents from Singh, though no arms or ammunition were found.
In February, authorities nabbed another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Yaikhom Tandaba Singh, from Murazar in Assam’s Hojai district.
