UNLF alleged that that two cadres were killed on February 12 at around 11:30 AM in an incident involving “IOF Para Special Force and a group of unidentified armed team”.
TFM Desk
Proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has mourned the killing fo two of its cadres – “Lt Khumukcham Wakching and Sgt Koijam Kalen.
In a press release issued by M Sak-hen, deputy eecretary of publicity, UNLF alleged that that two cadres were killed on February 12 at around 11:30 AM in an incident involving “IOF Para Special Force and a group of unidentified armed team”. While expressing condolence by UNLF and Manipur People’s Army (MPA), the release said that the incident took place after these two cadres were returning after dropping another cadre who was injured in a drone attack by “IOF Para Special Forc) at the UNLF GHQ during the observation of MPA’s 36th Raising Day.
Excerpts from the press release in Meeteilon:
Hallakpagi lambida BP 88 ki area Taret Lok mayada 21 Para Special Force amadi makhoiga khutsamnaba khutlai paiba meeoi singi apunba khutpu amana lumduna laandasallakpada thokkhibani. Thoudok aduda cadre ani bu makhut challaba matungda hattokpikhi aduga makhoiga chatminnakhiba Mayamba, amasung Basir na mapham khangdana leiri, haina alleged touri. Leikhidraba anigi hakchang loukhattuna GHQ gi area da MPA gi hounabi matung inna February 13 da leiron chankhre, panli UNLF na.
UNLF na makha tana hairi, Thoudok asida Athouba oikhraba Khumukcham Wakching @ Priyokumar Eng kumja 1989 gi September 25, Langban 29 ni panba Sagolsel numit ta Kakching Khunou Awang Heitup Makhong da leiba Khumukcham Rajendro amadi Promodini gi mapari oina phangjakhi. Wakching na machil-manao ahumgi (nupa 2, nupi 1) manungda mahakna ahalni. Mahak 2006 anganba matamdagi party ga samnaba houraktuna August 1, 2006 ta 32 batch ki 2nd Batch taMPA-GHQ gi Training Centre da Manipur People’s Army gi Basic Military Training(BMT) loiduna MPA ama oina wasak loukhi.
BMT loiduna MPA ama oina thabak sinnabaga loinana 293 Bn. da thabak mapham pikhi. Masigi matungda 1 September 2006 tagi 1 January 2007 phaoba 292 Bn area da leiduna MI oina 293 gi makhadasu leirammi aduga 292 camp da amuk 1 January 2008 ta youduna mapham asidasu kuina MPA gi thoudang lourammi. Masigi matungda 1 August 2012 ta GHQ Camp ta transfer tourakkhi. GHQ Camp ta matam khara leiramlaga 241 Bn. da 1 December 2012 ta transfer touduna JMC apunba laanmee gi thabak chatpada su saruk yakhi. Wakching na 241 da leiringeida 9 February 2015 da Sgt. gi phamthol
piduna GHQ gi Department of Communications ta Wireless operator gi thoudang lounaba 12 December 2015 da transfer tourakkhi. GHQ da leiringeida 9 February 2017 da Sgt. Maj. gi phamthol pikhi amadi 2018 gi loirakpada Tactical Unit ta leirakkhi. Itao Lt. Wakching 9 February 2020 da GHQ na 2nd Lt. gi phamthol pikhi. Mathang mathang thoudang yaduna
laklaba tungda 25 May 2021 da 293 da transfer touduna MPA gi maru oiba thoudang kaya lourakkhi. Itao Lt. Wakching na lourakliba thoudang sing GHQ na masak khangbiduna 2022 gi May thadagi MPA Training Centre da Training Instructor oina thoudang sinnaduna Batch anirak Training pikhi. Amadi 2022 gi 24th November da Lt. gi phamthol haapkattuna MAC na sinnaba thoudangsiing lourakhi. Leikhidraba Itao Wakching UNLF ki Cadre ama oina probation gi thakta leiriba Itao amani, hairi UNLF na.
“Nungsijaraba Lt. Wakching, ing tappa, saogandaba, sinnaba yathang hiktoktaba, UNLF ki wakhallol pomit amadi thabak thouram munna khangkhiba, sanglup ki chatna kanglon chetna ngaakkhiba, Sanglup ki apunba punsirol chetna ngaakkhiba, leisemlol gi lousing leiba nungsijaraba achangba yawol Laanmee amani. Mahak, yawol gi lamda, thoidok hendokna Wireless Communications gi lousing leiba, Itaosing ga loinaba heiba amadi sanglup sagatpagi sinlam masak khangba yawolloi amani. Itao Lt. Wakching punsigi aroiba mikup phaoba wakhal da ninghannaba amadi akiba amatta yaodana THOUNA LEINA KATTHOKPA haiba phidam ga loinana Party gidamak, eema leipakkidamak thawaina pontha piduna mahakki nungsiraba imung-manung, eikhoi pumnamakpu thadoklamlaga punsi pikhamnakhi”, panli UNLF na.
Koijam Kalen @ Prem Eng kumja 1994 gi March thagi Cheichat 9 Yumsakeisa numit ta Jiribam District ki Jiri Dibong Khunou da leiba Koijam Komlakanta amasung Koijam Ongbi Hori leima gi mapari oina phangjakhi. Pokminnaba machil-manao 6 (nupi 2, nupa 4) ki manungda nungsijaraba Itao Sgt. Kalen na iton tonba machanipani. Leikhidraba Athouba Kalen 2015, 19 June da 291 Training Centre da BMT touduna 41 Batch ta MPA ama oina wasak loukhi. Training loiraba matung ikui kuidana Itao Kalen GHQ na thabak sinnanabagidamak December 2015 da 293 Bn. da transfer toukhi. 293 da matam khara leiramlaga October 2, 2017 dagi 241 Bn da thabak mapham pikhi. Matung tarakpada Ningtam Lalhou gi henna chaoba thoudang louba ngamnabagidamak amadi Corcom gi Apunba Laanmee gi camp ta leiduna eikhoigi apunbagi wakhal mityengda thabak tounaba Joint Fighting Force ( JFF) ta 2018 chahidagi leirakhi. Masigi matungda 2021 gi May 25 da GHQ Camp da transfer touraktuna GHQ na sinnaba thoudang lourakkhi. Mahak Pte. tagi LC gi phamthol asi 29-Oct-2018 da pihi, aduga 9 February 2021 L/Cpl. Dagi Cpl. da phamthol haapkaktkhi, Itao Sgt. Kalen 9 February 2023 da Sgt. da phamthol haapkattuna thoudok thokkhiba matam phaoba lupna sinnaba thoudang harao harao louduna maipunana pangthoklammi.
Kalen, MPA gi chatnakanglon amasung wayel chetna ngakpa, wakhallol pomit munna khangba, thaksi-khasi chetna ngakpa, sanglup ki apunba punsirol chetna ngaakkhiba phidamningai oiba yawol laanmee ni. Itao Sgt. Kalen punsigi aroiba mikup phaoba THOUNA LEINA KATHOKPA ga loinana sinnaba thoudang pangthoknaba hotnakhiba achangba laanmee amani. Leikhidraba Itao Kalen eema leipakkidamak nungsiraba imung-manung thoidokna katthokpagi awangba phidam leibi mahakki loinabi, pikliba machanupi ani amadi eikhoi pumnamakpu thadoklamlaga punsi gi aroiba yahip taankhi, hairi UNLF na.
Makha tani release aduna panli madudi “Leibak Meeyamgi Ningtam lalhougi achouba thoudang loubiramba nungsijaraba Athouba Itao Lt. Wakching amasung Athouba Itao Sgt. Kalen na manung matam chadana leikhidaba asida UNLF amasung MPA na awangba thaakki Yawol gi Ekai khumnaba pijari. Loinana imung-manung, amadi mahakka loinaramba maroy manao singna thengnahouriba awa-cheina dasu thamoi sokna saruk yajari. Athouba oikhraba “Etao Ani” gi awangba Phidam na yawolloising gi lamjing meira oirasanu”.