{"id":3118,"date":"2025-04-27T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2026-01-19T05:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:18:39","slug":"five-unlfp-arrested-for-extortion-activities-in-imphal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/five-unlfp-arrested-for-extortion-activities-in-imphal\/","title":{"rendered":"Five UNLF(P) Arrested for Extortion Activities in Imphal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal, April 27, 2025 \u2014 In a major breakthrough against extortion activities in Manipur, security forces arrested five individuals, including four active cadres of the proscribed group UNLF (P), during an intelligence-based operation in Imphal East district.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests took place on April 26, 2025, near the Young Pioneer Club at Wangkhei Thangapat Mapan, under the jurisdiction of Porompat Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested persons have been identified as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Wangmayum Azizur Rahamna alias Tiger (52), resident of Mayang Imphal Bengoon Yangbi Mayai Leikai, Imphal West, presently residing at Hatta Golapati KR Lane, Imphal East;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Sheikh Wasim Raja alias Wangthoiba (30), resident of Kiyamgei Muslim Mayai Leikai, Imphal East;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Md. Faruk Khan alias Kengba (19), resident of Phabakchao Konuma, Imphal West;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Phusham Ajmir alias Kakpa (24), resident of Mayang Imphal Bengoon Yangbi Makha Leikai, Imphal West;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Their associate, Khullakpam Ibosana (44), resident of Oinam Sawombung Main Road, Imphal West.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the operation, security forces recovered and seized the following items from their possession:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Two live rounds of ammunition (one .303 rifle round and one AK rifle round),<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Three wireless communication sets,<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 Seven mobile phones, and<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u2022 One four-wheeler vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to official sources, the arrested UNLF (P) cadres were actively involved in widespread extortion in the Imphal Valley. They allegedly forced civilians to give them money and interfered aggressively in personal matters of local people for financial gains.<\/p>\n<p>The associate, Khullakpam Ibosana, reportedly acted as a middleman, connecting the UNLF (P) cadres with local civilians to collect extortion money and facilitate intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces have intensified combing operations and cordon-and-search operations across different parts of Manipur to curb such illegal activities. Authorities have confirmed that further investigations are underway to trace other members linked to this network and dismantle their extortion operations completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal, April 27, 2025 \u2014 In a major breakthrough against extortion activities in Manipur, security forces arrested five individuals, including four active cadres of the proscribed group UNLF (P), during &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/five-unlfp-arrested-for-extortion-activities-in-imphal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inn","category-state","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8934,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions\/8934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichelnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}