NIA has apprehended a suspected terrorist for claimed ties to Myanmar-based rebel organisations and plotting to wage war against India by using the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, according to an official, news agency PTI reported. Moirangthem Anand Singh was apprehended in Manipur and transferred to New Delhi for questioning, according to an NIA official. Singh was one of five people detained by Manipur Police for having guns stolen from the police armoury. The arrest sparked outrage among the majority population, who claimed they were village defence activists.
On Friday, a municipal judge granted bail to all five.
Singh, on the other hand, was promptly arrested and taken away to a secret location before being hauled to Delhi.
According to the official, Singh was detained in connection with a "transnational conspiracy" by terror group commanders in Myanmar to wage war against the Indian government by using the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.
The NIA registered the case suo moto on July 19 in New Delhi, and investigations revealed that the proscribed terror groups are recruiting on the ground workers, cadres, and sympathisers to augment their strength in order to carry out attacks on security forces and opposing ethnic groups by exploiting current unrest in the state.
They are obtaining weaponry, ammunition, and explosives by illegal means, including the looting and pillage of government buildings and resources, according to the spokesperson.
Singh was transferred to Delhi on Saturday and shown before a jurisdictional court, which placed him in police detention for five days, according to the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, earlier today, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had announced that internet services will be restored in the northeastern state, months after it was suspended following clashes between Kuki and Meitei communities.
Ethnic confrontations began in the state on May 3, resulting in four months of constant burning and bloodshed. The state government banned internet and bulk SMS services as a precautionary measure, which was later extended on many occasions.