Three HPC-D cadres apprehended; one convicted under NDPS Act

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In a significant breakthrough, a special Operation Team of CID (SB) nabbed three individuals on March 25, 2024, for their involvement in extortion activities targeting non-local traders in the vicinity of NEEPCO/Tuirial Hydel Project and Mauchar village, Aizawl District. Among the arrested were Zarzova (47) from Mauchar, identified as a cadre of HPC-D (Lalhmingthanga Sanate faction), Lalropianga (38) from Manipur, and Lalmuankima (34) from Mauchar, apprehended at Saipum village, Kolasib district.

The arrests were made under Case No. 5/24, dated March 23, 2024, under Sections 397/395/341/34 IPC, registered at Sakawrdai Police Station. Additionally, Zarzova was found in possession of 324 grams of Heroin at ‘Ralbawm ram,’ located approximately 8 kilometers from Bukpui in Kolasib district, on March 20, 2021. He was promptly arrested, and NDPS case No. A/O SC(K) No. 15/21 under Section 21(c) was registered against him.

Although granted bail on health grounds on September 15, 2021, Zarzova’s legal saga culminated in a verdict on April 08, 2024, when the Kolasib Fast Track Court sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 1,00,000.

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