NIA CHARGESHEETS 3 IN EXTORTION CASE IN MANIPUR

NOB- Manipur news: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on 12.07.2023 filed a Chargesheet against three persons, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned terror outfits in Manipur. The Chargesheet was filed in the NIA Special Court, Imphal, against the three cadres of the proscribed terrorist organisations, namely (People’s Revolutionary Army), KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak) and UNLF (United National Liberation Front),among others. The accused, charged under IPC and UA(P)A Act 1967, have been identified as 38-year-old DeepakSharma @ Khinmaung of Myanmar, Suraj Jasiwal (33) of Manipur and Shaikhom Bruce Meetei (38),also of Manipur. Deepak has been additionally charged under the Foreigners Act, 1946. The accused had been raising /collecting the funds with the intention to further the activities of these terrorist organizations. Investigations so far have revealed that the cadres of the banned outfits had been making extortion calls to the people in Imphal and the Valley areas to raise funds for their organizations. These cadres shared bank account details of their associates with the victims and instructed them to deposit the extortion money in the same. NIA had registered the case (RC-08/2022/NIA/DLI) suo moto on 9th March 2022. Investigations involved in the case are in progress