Chairman of Manipur based insurgent group held in Meghalaya
First Published: 21st August, 2018 18:38 IST
The West Jaintia Hills police in Meghalaya have arrested the self-styled chairman and information secretary of a Manipur based insurgent group called the Zeliangrong United Front. The arrested persons have
The West Jaintia Hills police in Meghalaya have arrested the self-styled chairman and information secretary of a Manipur based insurgent group called the Zeliangrong United Front.
The arrested persons have been identified as 66-year-old Raitu Chawang, the chairman and 43-year-old Gengchung Pou Namthuyang, the information secretary.
The duo was arrested from a Guwahati bound night bus coming from Silchar in West Jaintia Hills. The arrested persons have been remanded to judicial custody.
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