People’s protection force new Kuki outfit behind Moreh police attack

Imphal: Even Manipur Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh has gone on record as saying that the sniper and the group involved in the killing of Moreh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Chingtham Anand Kumar have been identified and hipossible attempt is underway.
To nab the culprits, highly placed sources said that a newly formed group called People’s Protection Force (PPF) is suspected to be behind the deadly attack.
Sources, who did not wish to be named, said the shooting of the Manipur police officer was carried out under the supervision of a commander of the Kuki militant outfit, which was then under a tripartite ceasefire agreement with the state government is under suspension of operations (SoO) under and center.
While the security adviser refrained from revealing the identity of the people and gang involved in the heinous act of killing the police officer.
He alleged that the PPF ambushed the special commandos of the state police in Moreh, Manipur was planning to Maintaining law and order in the border town.
Sources revealed that three days before the sniper ambush in which SDPO Anand, PPF workers and a top Kuki civil body of Tengnoupal district were engaged in a heated argument with the slain police officer, the police Why are officials evacuating Eastern Shine School?
Along with the slain SDPO, 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) Commandant H Balram, and Superintendent of Police (Railways and Special Commandos). Krishnatombi Singh, was supervising the clearance work of the school grounds that started on October 26 for the preparation of the helipad.
Sources alleged that after the heated agreement on October 29, a co-founder of the PPF who is an ex-serviceman, took up position with the Kuki National Army (KNA) commander near a church in Moreh.
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Sources further revealed that Moreh’s miscreants are extorting money from local residents to buy ammunition, sophisticated weapons, especially snipers, and to bring master trainers from Myanmar to Indian soil as Chin-Kuki youths. PPF volunteers are providing training.
Additionally, sources said that the recruits are being sheltered and given weapons training in Haolenphai and Sahei, two Kuki villages located in Moreh along the Indo-Myanmar international border.
He said that the extortion campaign could manage to collect a total of Rs 8.7 crore in its initial campaign.
According to him, the extortion order was issued by an influential Chin-Kuki body based in Moreh under the authority of its president.
It also alleged that advanced weapons such as snipers, assault rifles, rocket propellers and explosives were recently procured from Thailand and China.
A second batch of arms training of PPF volunteers is reportedly underway in Haolenphai and Sahei.
It is reported that the KNA commander involved in the sniper ambush was called to supervise the training of the PPF.