Manipuri militant held in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 29 : A member of an outlawed Manipuri outfit has been arrested here, Delhi Police said on Wednesday.
"Working on specific inputs, Oinam Ibochouba Singh, 45, of the Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group (KCP-PWG), was taken into custody on Tuesday evening from south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur," Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
"A resident of Bishnupur district of Manipur, Oinam Ibochouba Singh was described as a commander of the KCP-PWG. He was planning to revive his banned outfit base in many places in India. On August 11, he issued a life threat message to Manipur Chief Minister and his cabinet ministers," Yadav said.
"He later made that message viral on various channels of social media via audio and video formats as well as a hand written message on a letter head so that it could reach the Chief Minister," the DCP said.
"He threatened the Chief Minister to resolve the disputed issue of Manipur University's Vice Chancellor (VC) appointment and also resolve the Naga's agreement issue of pillar post in the Indo-Myanmar border area.
"There were strikes by locals in Manipur over both the issues. He threatened that if the Chief Minister fails to sort out the issues, he would attack him and his cabinet ministers. A case was registered against him in Manipur in this regard," he said.
"He was earlier arrested by Manipur Police in 2010. After his release from jail, he set up his terror base in Nepal for five years. He took the helm of the KCP-PWG after its head Ranjeet Singh was arrested by Delhi Police in January 2017," the officer added.
"We have recovered a few mobile phones and SIMs activated in Nepal and other states. The SIM cards have lists of his accomplices, video and audio messages that were earlier used by the outfit for threatening and extorting money from various Manipur based businessmen, contractors, government officers, politicians and others," he said.
"We have also found some suspected names of his accomplices active in Delhi that the central intelligence agencies are verifying with Manipur Police. He used to visit Delhi at regular intervals to meet his contacts. His further interrogation is on to establish his hidden criminal plans," he added.
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India-bound LPG tanker clears Hormuz
New Delhi (PTI): A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for India has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and is now headed towards the country, an official statement said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier MT Sarv Shakti, loaded with 46,313 tonnes of LPG and staffed by 20 crew, including 18 Indians, cleared the key shipping chokepoint on May 2 and is expected to reach Visakhapatnam on May 13, it said.
The cargo -- enough to meet half a days requirement of the country -- will partly tide over supply constraints being faced since the start of the West Asia conflict more than two months back.
Ship-tracking data showed its position in Oman Gulf on Sunday evening.
The very large gas carrier has previously made runs between the Persian Gulf and Indian ports, has been chartered by state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Sarv Shakti is the first India-linked tanker to cross the war zone since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing transits through Hormuz back down to almost zero.
There are as many as 14 Indian flagged or India-owned vessels still stranded on the west side of the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement said no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is working closely with the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian missions and maritime stakeholders to ensure crew welfare and uninterrupted operations.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) control room has handled 8,373 calls and more than 17,965 emails since activation, including 38 calls and 127 emails in the last 24 hours.
India has also facilitated the repatriation of more than 2,953 seafarers so far, including 31 in the past day from across the Gulf region.
Port operations across the country remain normal with no congestion reported, the statement added.
