[Extortion Racket] "Illegal Tax Collected": ED files complaint against self-styled Colonel, Treasurer of NACN (IM)
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The investigation of ED revealed that Rayilung, as Treasurer of the NSCN-"Collective IM's Leadership," was directly collecting a large amount of extortion money, i.e. illegal "TAX."
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) recently filed a prosecution complaint against Rayilung Nsarangbe, a Self-Styled Colonel of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah fraction (NSCN-IM), Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN) and his wife Ruth Chawang and others on Monday before District and Sessions Judge, Dimapur, Nagaland in a money laundering case in connection with a well-organized extortion racket run by NSCN-IM.
The court took cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed under Sections 44 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA), 2002, and issued notice to all the accused.
As per the investigating agency’s press release, the case was initiated on the basis of an FIR dated July 9, 2020, and a charge sheet dated December 29, 2020, by the NIA, Guwahati under Sections including Scheduled Offences 120B, 384, 420 and 471 of IPC, 1860; Sections 25 (1A), (1B) (a) of Arms Act; Section 5(b) of Explosives Substances Act; Sections 13, 17, 18 & 21 of UA (P) Act; and Section 12(1)(b) of Indian Passport Act.
The PMLA investigation revealed that the district representatives of the NSCN-IM in Manipur's four administrative districts of Tamenglong, Senapati, Ukhrul, and Chandel were extorting money from construction companies, businessmen, and others working in the area and submitting it to Rayilung. It was also revealed that Rayilung, as Treasurer of the NSCN-"Collective IM's Leadership," was directly collecting a large amount of extortion money, i.e. illegal "TAX."
“A major part of the extortion amount was being utilized as per the direction of the “Collective Leadership” and a part of it was being deposited in the bank accounts maintained in the name of Shri Rayilung and in the name of his wife viz. Ms. Ruth Chawang”, the press release stated.
The ED’s press release stated that to conceal the proceeds of the crime several mutual funds and insurance policies were purchased in the name of Ruth Chawang @ Ruth Zeliang with cash deposited in the accounts and Rayilung had also transferred a large sum of money to Apam Muivah, Secretary to Ato Kilonser, from accounts held in his wife's name.
Earlier ED had attached proceeds of crime amounting to Rs. 6.88 Crore (approx) in the matter.