Manipur: Police Arrest 'Senior' KCP-PWG Member in Imphal

A joint team of Manipur Police and central security forces detained a 42-year-old woman for her alleged links with the banned Kangleipak Communist Party-People’s War Group (KCP-PWG) in Imphal.

As per sources, the suspected woman has been identified as Meikam Basantarani Devi alias Abenao.

She is claimed to have alleged ties to the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party-People’s War Group (KCP-PWG) and was arrested on Saturday at a hideout in the Singjamei Police Station area.

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Devi, a resident of Uripok Laikhurembi Leikai and currently residing in Pishum Oinam Leikai, both in Imphal West district, is accused of engaging in extortion and serving as an intermediary in loan recovery and land dispute cases through intimidation tactics.

The security forces also recovered several incriminating documents, a mobile phone, and an Aadhaar card from her possession during the operation.

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She has been charged under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), as updated in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.

It may be mentioned that the Kangleipak Communist Party-People’s War Group (KCP-PWG) is a banned militant faction operating primarily in the Imphal Valley region of Manipur in Northeast India.

It is a splinter group of the broader Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), which itself is a Maoist separatist organisation founded on April 13, 1980, under the leadership of Y Ibohanbi. The name "Kangleipak" refers to the ancient historical name for Manipur.