Priya Aditi
Wednesday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) files a charge sheet against three individuals, including a Myanmar national, in an extortion case involving members of prohibited terrorist organizations in Manipur.
The charge sheet was filed with the NIA Special Court in Imphal against, among others, three cadres of the proscribed terrorist organizations PRA (People’s Revolutionary Army), KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak), and UNLF (United National Liberation Front).
Deepak Sharma alias Khinmaung (38) of Myanmar, Suraj Jasiwal (33) of Manipur, and Shaikhom Bruce Meetei (38), also from Manipur, were cited under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Deepak Sharma has been accused under the Foreigners Act of 1946 as well.
“The accused raised and collected the funds with the intent to further the activities of these terrorist organizations,” according to an NIA representative.
“Preliminary investigations have revealed that cadres of the outlawed organizations made extortion calls to the residents of Imphal and the Valley regions in order to raise funds for their organizations. “These cadres provided the victims with the bank account information of their associates and instructed them to deposit the extortion funds there,” the spokesperson said.
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On March 9, 2022, the federal agency registered a suo moto case in this matter.
The violence in Manipur has claimed 142 lives as of July 4, the state government informed the Supreme Court on Monday in an updated status report, revealing that the majority of fatalities have occurred in the valley districts as the state continues to grapple with ethnic tensions.
