KCP (MC) chief Lanheiba held

IMPHAL, Feb 22 : Hard-core KCP (MC) leader Lanheiba Meitei alias Rajen Singh alias Rajesh Singh has been apprehended by troops of 57 Mountain Division from his house at Aizawl yesterday. According to a PIB (DW) press release, the hard-core militant was arrested in a meticulously planned and well coordinated operation code named “Op Grand Slam II).”Following a tip off provided by 57 Mountain Division, a joint operation was launched by a joint team of 57 Mountain Division, Mizoram Police and Manipur Police. The operation was coordinated by the GOC of 57 Mountain Division himself. On receiving information from their own sources that Lanheiba Meitei was taking shelter in his Aizawl house for quite some time, a joint team of officials of 57 Mountain Division and Manipur Police was dispatched to Aizawl on February 8.Since then the house of Rajen alias Lanheiba was kept under constant surveillance.On February 20, specific information was received about the presence of Lanheiba Meitei in his house. Subsequently a trap was laid and Lanheiba Meitei was apprehended by a joint team of 57 Mountain Division, Manipur Police and Mizoram Police in a swift operation on February 21. On interrogation, the apprehended person confirmed himself to be the S/S C-in-C of the banned outfit KCP (MC).Involved in a number of extortion cases, Rajen Singh was earlier apprehended on two occasions. He has been kept in the custody of Mizoram Police for further interrogation.Arrest of Rajen Singh alias Lanheiba Meitei, S/S C-in-C of KCP (MC) has proved a major blow to the outfit, asserted the release.