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As per NIA investigations, the accused had been raising /collecting funds with the intention to further the activities of terrorist organizations.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday i.e. July 13 filed chargesheet before NIA Special Court, Imphal against three persons, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned terror outfits in Manipur.
The chargesheet has been filed against the three cadres of the proscribed terrorist organisations, namely People’s Revolutionary Army, KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak) and UNLF (United National Liberation Front), among others.
The chargesheeted accused persons are namely; Deepak Sharma @ Khinmaung of Myanmar, Suraj Jasiwal of Manipur and Shaikhom Bruce Meetei also of Manipur.
All of them have been charged under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Deepak has been additionally charged under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
As per the NIA press release, the accused had been raising /collecting funds with the intention to further the activities of these terrorist organizations.
“Investigations so far have revealed that the cadres of the banned outfits had been making extortion calls to the people in Imphal and the Valley areas to raise funds for their organizations. These cadres shared bank account details of their associates with the victims and instructed them to deposit the extortion money in the same”, the agency’s press release stated.
The NIA had registered the case suo moto on March 9, 2022.
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