Alleged member of Manipur militant group PULF caught in AP

The suburban Cyberabad Police here have arrested a “terror operative” of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), a banned organisation from Manipur, who was allegedly trying to raise funds here.

Abdul Latif alias Ayub, who was working as a private security guard, was arrested from his residence at Balanagar here yesterday, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao said.

The Police have recovered five live rounds of 0.45 calibre from his possession.

Latif allegedly told police that he joined PULF in 2006 and was arrested by the police in Manipur thrice, in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

After his release for the third time, Latif went to Bangladesh and joined a splinter group of the outfit, known as PULF (Keshorjit). “He came to Hyderabad to take shelter and to raise funds and procure arms and ammunition. Before joining a private security agency three months ago here, Latif was working as a caretaker of a lodge in Bowenpally for five months,” Mr. Rao told PTI.

Latif is currently in judicial custody, but Mr. Rao said police were planning to seek his custody soon for further interrogation.

“We have also informed the Manipur police and once he is taken into police custody, their team is likely to come to Hyderabad,” he said.