The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against three persons, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned outfits in Manipur.
The charge sheet 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 Deepak Sharma @ Khinmaung (38) 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 funds with the intention to further the activities of these terrorist organisations.
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 organisations. These cadres shared bank account details of their associates with the victims and instructed them to deposit the extortion money in the same.
