Extortion in Manipur, NIA files charge sheet against 3.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against 3 people, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned terrorist organizations in Manipur.
The charge sheet was filed in the NIA Special Court, Imphal against three cadres of banned terrorist organisations, PRA (People’s Revolutionary Army), KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak) and UNLF (United) among others .
The accused, charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), have been identified as Deepak Sharma alias Khinmaung (38) of Myanmar, Suraj Jaiswal (33) and Shekhom Bruce Meitei (38) of Manipur.
Deepak Sharma has been additionally charged under the Foreigners Act, of 1946.
An NIA spokesperson said that the accused was raising funds with the intention of furthering the activities of these terrorist organizations.
The spokesman said that the investigation so far revealed that cadres of banned organizations were making extortion calls to people in Imphal and Valley areas to raise funds for their organizations.
These cadres shared the bank account details of their associates with the victims and instructed them to deposit the extortion amount in the same.
