Hardcore PREPAK member nabbed in Delhi

New Delhi, July 3(agencies) : Special cell has nabbed a hardcore member of banned terrorist organization People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak in Manipur. Wahengbam Nanao Terenam (34) was apprehended on the request of Manipur Police for being involved in a case of attempt of murder and explosive substances Act of PS Porompat, Imphal East, Manipur. This case was registered because of lobbing of a Hand Grenade at the house of Forest Officer in Wangkhei, Imphal East area.

According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, DCP Speciall Cell, Wahengbam Nanao had been earlier arrested in 2004 & 2008 in Manipur for being involved in terrorist activities. 2 mobile phones, 8 sim cards including 2 International sim cards and one laptop have been recovered from his hideout at Wazirabad village area Delhi.
Police sources say that Wahengbam Nanao revealed during interrogation that he was born in 1978 at his native village in Manipur. After studying up to 9th standard, he left studies. In the year 2001 he joined Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) as Over Ground Worker (OGW). Later in 2004, joined PREPAK as a cadre. In the year 2004, he was arrested at PS Bishnupur, Manipur for being involved in terrorist activities and later released on bail in the year 2007.

He came to Delhi in 2011 and stayed at different areas of Delhi. He had been tasked to make extortion calls to people in Manipur for extorting money. Around a fortnight back he was tasked by Captain Rajen Singh self styled district commander of Bishnupur to make a threatening/extortion call to a forest officer and make a demand of Rs 5 lakh was made. Accordingly he made extortion call to forest officer and demanded extortion money of Rs. 5 lakhs.