Female Manipuri militant remanded to judicial custody

Inugbamsanatombi Devi was arrested on Thursday along with Khoirom Ranjit, a Commander-in-Chief of KCP (Poirei Meitei), who is in police custody until January 19.

New Delhi: A court here on Monday remanded a suspected female Manipuri militant of the proscribed KCP (Poirei Meitei) outfit to judicial custody until January 31.

Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh sent Inugbamsanatombi Devi to judicial custody after Delhi Police did not seek her custody.

She was arrested on Thursday along with Khoirom Ranjit, a Commander-in-Chief of KCP (Poirei Meitei), who is in police custody until January 19.

They were involved in a number of terror activities like lobbing of grenades, shootouts, killings, planting bombs and running an extortion network.

According to police, Inugbamsanatombi and Ranjit were arrested on Thursday morning from Mayur Vihar in east Delhi, while another accused Pukhrihongbamibomcha was arrested later in a separate raid in Manipur-based on information provided by Ranjit.