Police lodges FIR against National Youth Award winner

Shillong, Jan 26 Meghalaya Police today lodged an FIR against National Youth award winner Andreas H Marwein on the charge of having links with an underground militant group for which he worked as an over-ground agent.

"He faces charges of criminal conspiracy, waging a war against nation, extortion and various other sections under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act," DSP Vivek Syiem told reporters today.

Syiem said Andreas had surrendered before police on January 4 last after he was threatened by banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for failing to account for the money collected by him for the outfit.

Having arrested Andreas after interrogating him for some days, police is likely to seek his custody after producing him in the court on Wednesday.