Manipur, March 16 -- Despite Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's appeal for the release of the arrested three UNLF (P) cadres, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has remanded them to custody for 10 days, from March 13 to March 23, 2024.

The CM was responding to questions from reporters about the arrest of three members of UNLF (P) by security agencies that the news of the arrests was not officially intimated to the state government.

However, the NIA had intimated the SP Imphal West informing him to arrest three accused persons in NIA case No. RC 23/2023/NIA Delhi-reg. Then, on March 13, the intimation letter to SP also stated to inform the family members of the three accused.

The NIA had sent a letter to SP Imphal West to confi...