New Delhi: The plan to kidnap the officials of the construction company for the ransom was thwarted by the police with the arrest of the head of the own-style commander from militant clothing, Kuki National Front (KNF), from Delhi Barat Daya on Sunday night.
The suspect has been identified as Mangkholam Kipgen aka David.
Want kidnapping, grabbing the arm of the police, ransom, etc., Kipgen (24) has made its base capital for surgery.
DCP (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha said, “He was arrested by a team led by ACPS Lalit Mohan Negi and Hriday Bhushan from Sector 7 in Dwarka.
He belongs to Kangpokpi District in Manipur.” KNF, was formed in 1988, said to have a close relationship.
with the National Liberation Front and the People’s Liberation Army.
Recently, more than a hundred recruits seemed to be trained in Myanmar, said the source.
On September 19 morning, the Ravinder Tyagi Inspector from the New Delhi Range of Special Cell received a tip-off of the desired rebel movement in Dwarka after the attack.
The suspect was arrested after being identified by the informant.
During interrogation, Kipgen revealed that he stopped learning after class VII.
In 2018, he came into contact with KNF cadres from his village and engaged to them in extortion, robbery, dako, etc.
“Immediately, he became famous for grabbing security personnel, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and other cruel crimes.
In June 2020, he declared himself as the KNF head commander,” said Kushwaha.
On the night intervention 12-13 December 2020, his colleagues and he beat two criminals from the Kangvai Police Station in Churachandpur District, Manipur and took their weapons.
Then, the eight cadres were arrested in the operation and weapons taken to be restored, but Kipgen managed to escape.
He went underground and began to operate quickly.
On February 18 this year, Kipgen and his colleagues kidnapped Nepalese citizens due to ransom.
His sister, Haopilun (20), was arrested in this case.
“On the day ‘Sahnit Ni’, the black day of the cookie on September 13, KNF stated the total closure in Manipur limited vehicle movements and closed all administrative offices and business companies.
They also opened fire indiscriminately for violating their calls.
KiCen claims responsibility for This incident is through press releases, “DCP said.
Kipgen has a widely armed militant network in Manipur.
He will kidnap the officials of construction companies because they do not pay protection money, police said.