UNLF-P cadre held in Silchar over extortion charges

UNLF-P cadre held in Silchar over extortion charges

UNLF-P cadre Akoijam Shankar Singh arrested in Silchar for alleged truck extortion on Silchar-Imphal route; Jiribam shutdown over detentions sparks border tension.

UNLF (P) Cadre Arrested from Cachar in Extortion Case, Manipur Police Say

A 47-year-old alleged cadre of the United National Liberation Front (P) was arrested from his residence in Gossaipur Part-I under Udharbond police station in Cachar district on Friday, according to the Manipur Police. The arrested man has been identified as Akoijam Shankar Singha, alias Chepta, alias Yumshangba. Manipur Police said security forces arrested him from his residence in Silchar on August 7. According to the police, Singha was involve…